Bellarino, Giovanni

BELLARINO, GIOVANNI. - Barnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo (Brescia) in 1552, d. at Milan on 28 Aug. 1630. He studied at the University of Brera in Milan, and taught philosophy and theology. He contributed effectively to the spread and consolidation of his Order.

He published the fruit of his research on method: Praxis scientiarum seu methodus scientifica practice considerata (Milan 1606). He set out methodically and explained the doctrine of the Council of Trent and of the Roman Catechism in various short works, which he later gathered into a volume entitled: Doctrina S. Concilii Tridentini et Catechismi Romani de completa summa S. Evangelii (ibid. 1615). The same doctrine is found reworked and proved in: Doctrina catholica ex S. Concilio Tridentino et Catechismo Romano etc. (ibid. 1620). From the last two works he extracted the short treatise: Praxis ad omnes veritates evangelicas, cum certitudine fidei probandas et ad omnes haereses cum eadem certitudine confutandas (ibid. 1626). He applied his method also to the study of St. Thomas: Doctrina de physicis praemotionibus, de generica determinatione omnium rerum et causarum ad actu operandum (ibid. 1624). He wished to merge all his writings into a single work, which remained unfinished: Speculum humanae atque divinae sapientiae (ibid. 1630).

Agostino Amaroli