Ugo Bassi
Ugo Bassi (born August 12, 1801 in Cento , † August 8, 1849 in Bologna ) was an Italian Catholic clergyman and nationalist at the time of the Risorgimento .
Life
Bassi studied at the University of Bologna . As a teenager he joined the Barnabites , where he became friends with Alessandro Gavazzi . He was ordained a priest in 1833. His sermons drew large crowds. When the revolution broke out in 1848, Bassi worked as a military preacher for the troops of General Giacomo Durando . In Treviso Bassi was wounded in the fight against the Austrians. While Garibaldi was able to escape, Bassi and Count Livraghi were caught near Comacchio and handed over to the Austrians. A military tribunal in Bologna sentenced the two to death.
Movie
- In nome del popolo sovrano . 1990 film, directed by Luigi Magni
literature
- Ugo Bassi. Metafora, verità e mito nell'arte italiana del XIX secolo. Compositori, 1999, ISBN 88-7794-186-3 .
- Giosuè Carducci : La Libertà Perpetua di San Marino. Zanichelli Editore, 1967.
- Arrigo Petacco : W Gesù W Maria W l'Italia - Ugo Bassi, il cappellano di Garibaldi. Nuova Edizioni del Gallo, 1990.
- Maria Luisa Trebiliani: BASSI, Ugo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 7: Bartolucci – Bellotto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1965.
Web links
Commons : Ugo Bassi - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikiquote: Ugo Bassi - Quotes (Italian)
- Ugo Bassi in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Luigi Villari: Bassi, Ugo . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 3 : Austria - Bisectrix . London 1910, p. 494 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
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SURNAME | Bassi, Ugo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Catholic clergyman and nationalist during the Risorgimento |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1801 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cento |
DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1849 |
Place of death | Bologna |