Guglielmo Audisio
Guglielmo Audisio (1802 at Bra, Piedmont, Italy – 27 September 1882 in Rome) was an Italian Catholic priest and writer.
Life
Guglielmo Audisio was born January 27, 1802, and graduated with degrees in philosophy and theology from the University of Turin. After teaching for four years in the seminary of Bra, in 1837 he was appointed by King
In 1848, along with Giacomo Margotti, he founded the newspaper, Armonia ("Harmony") in Turin. It was for this reason that he fell a victim to the anti-clerical influence which had deprived him of his post at Superga.[1]
He then went to Rome, where
At the time of the First Vatican Council he was suspected of Gallicanism, to the grief of his patron Pius IX, and his work on political and religious society in the nineteenth century was condemned by the Church. Audisio submitted to the condemnation of his book, but he warmly protested against the accusation of heterodoxy and disobedience.[1]
Works
In 1839, in Turin, he published a manual of sacred eloquence, his most noted work, which was issued in eight Italian and a French edition.[2]
He also devoted himself to historical studies, especially relating to the history of the papacy.
The works of Audisio include:
- Lezioni di Eloquenza Sacra (several editions);
- Juris Naturae et Gentium Publici Fundamenta (Rome, 1852)
- Idea storica della diplomazia ecclesiastica (Rome, 1864)
- Storia religiosa e civile dei papi (5 vols., Rome, 1860)
- Sistema politico e religioso di Federico II e di Pietro della Vigna (1866)
- Della società politica e religiosa rispetto al secolo XIX (Florence, 1876; condemned by decree of the Holy Office, April 1877)
- Vita di Pio IX
References
- ^ a b Benigni, Umberto. "Guglielmo Audisio." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 9 May 2015
- ^ a b Corvino, Francesco. "Guglielmo Audisio", Dizionario Biografico, Vol.4, 1964
Sources
- Nuova Encyclopedia Italiana (Suppl., I, 1889)
- Voce della Verita (Rome, 29 September 1882)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Benigni, Umberto (1907). "Guglielmo Audisio". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.