Giovanni Pietro Pinamonti

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Giovanni Pietro Pinamonti SJ (born December 27, 1632 in Pistoia , Tuscany , Italy , † June 26, 1703 in Orta San Giulio ) was an Italian Catholic priest and writer of ascetic scriptures.

Life

Giovanni Pietro Pinamonti entered the Society of Jesus in 1647 . As a people's missionary in central and northern Italy, he was a companion of Paolo Segneri SJ for 26 years , whom he supported authoritatively. Together with Johannes Eudes and Joseph de Gallifet , he is considered the most important patron of the devotion to the Heart of Mary in his time.

Works (selection)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Censimento dei manoscritti delle biblioteche italiane. Retrieved March 15, 2014 (Italian).