Father Ignatius of Jesus | |
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Ignàzio di Gesù | |
Born | 1596 |
Died | 21 February 1667 |
Occupation(s) | Friar and missionary |
Years active | 1629–1664 |
Known for | Writings on Mandaeism and the Persian language |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Ordained | 27 February 1623 |
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Ignatius of Jesus ( Italian: Ignàzio di Gesù, born Carlo Leonelli; 1596, Sorbolongo, Pesaro – 21 February 1667, Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Lebanon for 35 years. [1] He is best known for writing the first Western scholarly work on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis ("Narration of the Origin, the Rituals, and the Errors of the Christians of St. John") (1652). [2] [3]
1596, Carlo Leonelli was born as the fifth of sixth siblings to a semi-noble family in Sorbolongo. [2]
He joined the Discalced Carmelites (also known as the "Barefoot" Carmelites) [4] and took his vows on 27 February 1623, receiving the name of Ignatius of Jesus. [2]
He spent 35 years from 1629 to 1664 as a missionary in the Middle East in the following locations. [2]
He died in Rome on 21 February 1667. [2]
Ignatius of Jesus is best known for his 1652 treatise on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis ("Narration of the Origin, the Rituals, and the Errors of the Christians of St. John"). [5]
His other works include Grammatica linguae persicae (1661), [6] a grammar of the Persian language. [1]
Father Ignatius of Jesus | |
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Ignàzio di Gesù | |
Born | 1596 |
Died | 21 February 1667 |
Occupation(s) | Friar and missionary |
Years active | 1629–1664 |
Known for | Writings on Mandaeism and the Persian language |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Ordained | 27 February 1623 |
Writings |
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Ignatius of Jesus ( Italian: Ignàzio di Gesù, born Carlo Leonelli; 1596, Sorbolongo, Pesaro – 21 February 1667, Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Lebanon for 35 years. [1] He is best known for writing the first Western scholarly work on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis ("Narration of the Origin, the Rituals, and the Errors of the Christians of St. John") (1652). [2] [3]
1596, Carlo Leonelli was born as the fifth of sixth siblings to a semi-noble family in Sorbolongo. [2]
He joined the Discalced Carmelites (also known as the "Barefoot" Carmelites) [4] and took his vows on 27 February 1623, receiving the name of Ignatius of Jesus. [2]
He spent 35 years from 1629 to 1664 as a missionary in the Middle East in the following locations. [2]
He died in Rome on 21 February 1667. [2]
Ignatius of Jesus is best known for his 1652 treatise on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis ("Narration of the Origin, the Rituals, and the Errors of the Christians of St. John"). [5]
His other works include Grammatica linguae persicae (1661), [6] a grammar of the Persian language. [1]