Benedetto Bonazzi
Benedetto Bonazzi | |
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| Archbishop of Benevento | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Benevento |
| Elected | 11 June 1902 |
| Term ended | 23 April 1915 |
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| Ordination | 19 December 1863 |
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| Born | 12 October 1840 |
| Died | 23 April 1915 (aged 74) Benevento |
Benedetto Bonazzi (
Biography
Bonazzi was the second of six children of Count Nicola, lord of
Bonazzi specialised in the study of
On 27 November 1872 Bonazzi was named professor of the University of Naples, but he refused the position, preferring the school of Badia cavense, which he put in charge of in 1878, as its prefect. Bonazzi's principle interest was pedagogy. He sought to reform the system of Greek teaching in schools. He was the author of numerous scholarly texts, which inspired new methods of teaching. One of his works was commended by the 7th Italian Pedagogical congress. His most important work, which received acclaim across Europe, remains the Dizionario greco-italiano, which was in print from 1880 to 1927 with twenty-five editions, by the publishers, Morano di Napoli.
Simultaneously, Bonazzi's ecclesiastical career continued. In 1892 he became
After around thirteen years of episcopal government and a final Lenten sermon, Bonazzi fell ill and died during the vigil for his elevation to the rank of cardinal, which Pope Benedict XV had ordained for him. He was buried in the church of St Clementina at Benevento.
Sources
- Simeone Leone, "Dalla fondazione del cenobio al secolo XVI," in La badia di Cava, edizioni Di Mauro – Cava de' Tirreni, 1985
- Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana Treccani
- Ferdinando Grassi – I pastori della cattedra beneventana, tip. Auxiliatrix, Benevento, 1969
- Bonazzi ‹-zzi›, Benedetto, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana Treccani
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