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Niccolò Ridolfi was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1629 to 1642.
Niccolò Ridolfi was born into a Florentine noble family. [1] He was a penitent of Philip Neri. [1]
Ridolfi joined the Dominican Order. [1] Ridolfi was a student at the College of St. Thomas, [2] and became rector there in 1630. [3]
Under Pope Urban VIII, he was Master of the Sacred Palace. [1]
At a chapter held in 1629, he was elected master of his order. [1] He created a fund for the Master by sending out collectors to take funds from the provinces; he used this money to aid poorer houses, novitiates, publications, and building and ornamenting churches. [1] He completed a visitation of northern Italy and part of the Kingdom of France. [1]
In 1630 Ridolfi became rector of the College of St. Thomas, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum, [3] where he had been an alumnus.
Initially a supporter of Ridolfi, Pope Urban VIII grew disillusioned with Ridolfi because Ridolfi opposed plans to further advance Urban's family, the Barberinis. [1] As such, the pope had Ridolfi deposed at a chapter held in Genoa in 1642. [1] He was subsequently imprisoned in San Sisto Vecchio. [1]
Ridolfi is author of the Apologia perfectionis vitae spiritualis (1632)
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Niccolò Ridolfi was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1629 to 1642.
Niccolò Ridolfi was born into a Florentine noble family. [1] He was a penitent of Philip Neri. [1]
Ridolfi joined the Dominican Order. [1] Ridolfi was a student at the College of St. Thomas, [2] and became rector there in 1630. [3]
Under Pope Urban VIII, he was Master of the Sacred Palace. [1]
At a chapter held in 1629, he was elected master of his order. [1] He created a fund for the Master by sending out collectors to take funds from the provinces; he used this money to aid poorer houses, novitiates, publications, and building and ornamenting churches. [1] He completed a visitation of northern Italy and part of the Kingdom of France. [1]
In 1630 Ridolfi became rector of the College of St. Thomas, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum, [3] where he had been an alumnus.
Initially a supporter of Ridolfi, Pope Urban VIII grew disillusioned with Ridolfi because Ridolfi opposed plans to further advance Urban's family, the Barberinis. [1] As such, the pope had Ridolfi deposed at a chapter held in Genoa in 1642. [1] He was subsequently imprisoned in San Sisto Vecchio. [1]
Ridolfi is author of the Apologia perfectionis vitae spiritualis (1632)