Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Dogmatic theology Theologians

Ferdinand of Jesus

FERDINANDO DI GESÙ

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Also known as: Spanish: Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, Ferdinando Jimenez de Benalcázar, Fernando Jiménez de Benalcázar

FERDINAND OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite theologian, in the world Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, b. in 1571 at Baeza (Andalusia), d. there on 15 May 1644. Clothed with the Carmelite habit by St. John of the Cross himself at Granada (1588), he was a holy and learned man, a celebrated preacher (called the Chrysostom of his time), converted many sinners, and taught philosophy and theology with acclaim.

Of his numerous works only the following were published: Commentaria in III partem divi Thomae (Baeza 1613); Procemium totius S. Scripturae (ibid. 1625).

Bibliography2 works

BIBL.: Mortalis a S. Jo. Bapt. Bibl. Scripto. Carm. Disc., Bordeaux 1730, pp. 158-30; Solviero di S. Teresa, Hist. d. Carm. Desc. en España, X, Burcos 1942, pp. 63-70.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 1165.

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Ambrogio di S. Teresa. “Ferdinando di Gesù.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 1165. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/ferdinando-di-gesu.

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Ambrogio di S. Teresa. “Ferdinando di Gesù.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1165. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ferdinando-di-gesu.

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  author    = {Ambrogio di S. Teresa},
  title     = {Ferdinando di Gesù},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1165},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ferdinando-di-gesu}
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