Giuseppe Fontana (Cistercian)
Giuseppe Fontana (* in the 18th century; † January 21, 1826 in Rome ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian , abbot and abbot general .
life and work
Ignazio Fontana, who took the religious name Giuseppe , was abbot of the Santa Pudenziana monastery of the Feuillanten . After their incorporation into the Cistercian order he was abbot of the monastery of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome from 1815 to 1825 and from 1825 until his imminent death (as successor to Sisto Benigni ) Abbot General of the Cistercians (successor: Venceslao Nasini ).
literature
- Immo Eberl : The Cistercians. History of a European Order . Thorbecke, Ostfildern, 2nd edition 2007, p. 491.
Web links
- Fontana, Giuseppe in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- List of Abbots General in the Cistopedia - Encyclopædia Cisterciensis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fontana, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fontana, Ignazio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian, abbot and abbot general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1826 |
| Place of death | Rome |