Sisto Benigni
Sisto Benigni (* 1762 in Treia , Marken ; † April 12, 1842 in Rome ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian , abbot and abbot general .
life and work
Benigni entered the Chiaravalle d'Ancona monastery and studied at the Santa Maria in Carinis monastery in Rome, which he headed as abbot from 1801 to 1806. Later he was abbot of the monastery of San Bernardo alle Terme (1806-1825, and 1840-1842) and the monastery of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (1825-1840). Benigni was Abbot General of the Cistercians for a total of ten years: (as successor to Raimondo Giovannini ) 1820-1825 (successor: Giuseppe Fontana ), and (as successor to Venceslao Nasini ) 1830–1835 (successor: Nivardo Tassini ).
literature
- Philippe Bountry, Souverain et pontife. Recherches prosopographiques sur la Curie Romaine à l'âge de la Restauration (1814-1846) . Rome, Publications de l'École française de Rome, 2002, p. 667.
- Bernard Delpal, Le silence des moines. Les trappistes au XIXe siècle: France, Algérie, Syrie . Paris, Beauchesne, 1998 (passim).
- Pius Maurer, Abbot General Teobaldo Cesari (1804–1879), his life and work, in: Analecta Cisterciensia 63 (2013) 37-401.
- Franca Trasselli, Materiali per la storia della raccolta di libri “di privata pertinenza del P. Ab. Benigni”, in: Studia picena 74, 2009, pp. 177-220.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benigni, Sisto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian, abbot and abbot general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Treia , brands |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1842 |
| Place of death | Rome |