GABRIELLI, GIOVANNI MARIA de. - Cardinal and theologian, b. at Città di Castello (Perugia) on 12 Jan. 1654, d. at Caprarola (Viterbo) on 17 Sept. 1711. A Cistercian monk in 1672, teacher, visitor, procurator of his Order, finally superior general. Qualifier at the Inquisition and prefect of studies at Propaganda Fide, on 14 Nov. 1699 he was created cardinal by Innocent XII.

Against the censures of Hennebel in the work Dispanetio notorum quadraginta, quas scriptor anonymus (Hennebel) em. card. Cael. Sfondrati libro, cui titulus « Nodus praedestinationis quantum homini licet dissolutus » inusit (Cologne 1698), with prior pontifical approval, he defended the doctrine of Lessius, patronized by card. Sfondrati.

His other works: De Romano Pontifice et de Ecclesia asserta dogmatica ad mentem divi Bernardi ob., Ecclesiae doctoris melliflu (Rome 1686); Promptuarum selectarum assertionum historicarum, criticarum, dogmaticorum per octo priora saecula distributarum (ibid. 1687). A dogmatic-positive-scholastic work against Jews, heretics, and schismatics has remained unpublished.

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BIBL.: Hurter, II, coll. 384. 664-66; B. Heurtebize, s. v. in DThC. VI, coll. 984-85.

Vito Zallini

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