Giacomo Giordano
Giacomo Giordano , baptized name Geronimo (* around 1591 in Castel Baronia , Campania ; † November 9, 1661 in Lacedonia , Campania) was an Italian Benedictine and Roman Catholic bishop .
Between 1611 and 1615 Giordano made his vows as a Benedictine monk of the Montevergine Abbey in Campania . In the abbey and the congregation he assumed numerous functions: prior , definitor , abbot , novice master , visitor , procurator general and four times the office of abbot general .
Giordano was appointed bishop of the small diocese of Lacedonia on October 28, 1651, with only about a thousand inhabitants. He strove for the religious renewal of the diocese. He also had the bishop's palace rebuilt in Lacedonia .
Publications
- Vita sanctissimi patris Guilielmi Vercellensis abbatis. Fundatoris congregationis Montis Virginis. Naples 1643 ( digitized ).
- Croniche di Montevergine. Naples 1649 ( digitized ).
literature
- Konrad Eubel , Patrice Gauchat: Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi , Vol. 4: A pontificatu Clementis PP. VIII (1592) usque ad pontificatum Alexandri PP. VII (1667) , Regensberg, Münster 1935, p. 215 ( full text ).
- Piero Doria: Giordano, Gian Giacomo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 55: Ginammi – Giovanni da Crema. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 266-267.
Web links
- Entry on Giacomo Giordano on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved September 8, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrosio viola |
Bishop of Lacedonia 1651–1662 |
Pier Antonio Capobianco |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giordano, Giacomo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giordano, Geronimo (baptismal name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Benedictine and Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1591 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castel Baronia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1661 |
| Place of death | Lacedonia |