AGAPITO of PALESTRINA. - Minor Reformed friar, d. in 1815; he was professor of theology and general definer of his Order, censor of the Theological Academy of the Sapienza, consultant to the Index and the Holy Office.
A staunch opponent of the doctrine of probabilism, he vigorously combated it in his works: *Esame critico-teologico di quanto ha scritto il Ch. Abate D. G. Bolgeni...* (Rome 1799); *Idea genuina della carità o amor di Dio...* (Rome 1860); *Lettera d'avviso ad un confessore novello...* (Rome 1865). In the first two works he assails Fr. Bolgeni, and in the third Fr. F. Salvatori, both belonging to the suppressed Society of Jesus, especially because they excused penitents from confessing doubtful sins and aggravating circumstances. The controversy culminated in the decree of Pius VII (1803) which declared probabilism free from censure. He also published: *Lezioni devote* (Rome 1792) and *Notizie storiche intorno ai luoghi di Terra Santa* (Rome 1793).