Francisco Torres (Jesuit)
Francisco Torres SJ (also: Turrianus ; * around 1504 or 1509 in Herrera , Diocese of Palencia ; † November 8, 1584 in Rome ) was a Spanish Jesuit and Catholic theologian .
Life
After studying at the University of Salamanca , he entered the service of Cardinal Giovanni Salviati in Rome in 1540 . There he edited texts by the Greek church fathers such as Anastasios Sinaites , John of Damascus and Leontius of Byzantium . Pope Pius IV sent him to the third stage of the Council of Trent in 1562 as papal theologian .
In 1567 he joined the Jesuit order and became a professor at the college of the order in Rome . Torres was a prolific writer who took a strictly pro-papal stance on almost all issues.
literature
- Georg Kreuzer : Torres, Francisco. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 342-343.
- Ignacio Oñatibia: Torres, Francisco . In: New Catholic encyclopedia. 2nd Edition. Volume 14. Thomson / Gale, Detroit 2003, Sp. 206-207.
Bibliographies
- Torres, François. In: Carlos Sommervogel : Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Nouvelle édition. Volume 8. Schepens, Bruxelles 1898, Col. 113-126 ( digitized version ).
- Torres, Francesco. In: Ernest M. Rivière: Corrections et additions à la Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Revue d'ascétique et de mystique, Toulouse 1911-1930, Col. 1233 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Torres, Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turrianus, Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1504 or 1509 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herrera , Diocese of Palencia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1584 |
| Place of death | Rome |