Antonio Ballerini
Antonio Ballerini (10 October 1805 – 27 November 1881) was an Italian Jesuit theologian.
Biography
Ballerini was born in Medicina,[1] in what is now the Province of Bologna.
He entered the Society of Jesus, on 13 October 1826. He was professor of philosophy at Ferentino, of ecclesiastical history at Rome and at Fermo, of moral theology at the Roman College.[1]
He took a prominent part in the controversies on the writings of Antonio Rosmini, on the moral system of Alphonsus Liguori, and on the relations between the hierarchy and the religious orders, especially in England. He contributed treatises to the discussion of the subject of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.[1]
He collaborated to the compilation of the Menology of the Society, and published a compendium of Jean-Pierre Gury. His chief work, the commentary on Busenbaum's Medulla, was completed and published by Domenico Palmieri.[1]
He died in Rome in 1881.[1]
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Antonio Ballerini — Born at Medicina, near Bologna, 10 October, 1805; died in Rome, 27 November, 1881. He entered the Society of Jesus, 13 October, 1826. He was professor of philosophy at Ferentino, of ecclesiastical history at Rome and at Fermo, of moral theology at the Roman College. He took a prominent part in the controversies on the writings of Rosmini, on the moral system of St. Alphonsus Liguori, and on the relations between the hierarchy and the religious orders, especially in England. He contributed valuable treatises to the discussion of the subject of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He assisted Boero in the compilation of the "Menology" of the Society, and published a valuable compendium of Gury, which was adapted for the seminaries of the United States by Sabetti and later by Barrett. His chief work, the commentary on Busenbaum's "Medulla", was completed and published by Palmieri (q.v.). His brother Francis, also a Jesuit (b. 5 April, 1805; d. in Rome 18 Aug., 1874), composed several devotional works.
SOMMERVOGEL, Bibl. de la C. de Jesus, I (Brussels, 1890).
References
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Bibliography
- Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, I (Brussels, 1890)
- Willke, J. C. (2003). "Ballerini, Antonio". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2: Baa–Cam (2 ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale. p. 31.
- Papa, Egidio (1963). "BALLERINI, Antonio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 5: Bacca–Baratta. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. OCLC 883370.