Luigi Gottifredi

Alexander Luigi Gottifredi

Alessandro Luigi Gottifredi ( also: Aloisius Gottifredi ) (born May 3, 1595 in Rome , † March 12, 1652 ibid) was the 9th general of the Societas Jesu .

Life

Gottifredi entered the Jesuit order in 1610, Paul V was his godfather even before he became Pope. He taught philosophy and theology at the Roman College and was considered an excellent speaker. Like his predecessor, Alessandro Luigi Gottifredi also served as secretary to the long-time Order General Mutio Vitelleschi . He also worked as a visitor to the Neapolitan and Belgian, and as a provincial of the Roman province of the order.

When the 8th Jesuit General Francesco Piccolomini died on January 17, 1651 , the General Assembly of the Order on January 21, 1652 elected Gottifredi as its 9th general.

He served as general of the order for only 50 days and died on March 12, 1652 in Rome.

literature

Karl Heinrich von Lang : History of the Jesuits in Baiern , 1819, scan of the section about Alexander Luigi Gottifredi

Franz Joseph Ritter von Buß : The Society of Jesus , 1853; Scan of the chapter on Alexander Luigi Gottifredi

Web links

Biographical page (Latin and Italian) about the Jesuit General Alexander Luigi Gottifredi

predecessor	Office	successor
Francesco Piccolomini	Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1652	Goswin Nickel

personal data
SURNAME	Gottifredi, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gottifredi, Aloisius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Superior General of the Societas Jesu (Jesuit Order)
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1595
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	March 12, 1652
Place of death	Rome