Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Asceticism & mysticism Ascetics, mystics, writers

Gigli, Alessandro

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Also known as: Italian: Alessandro Gigli da Figline, Gigli da Figline

GIGLI, ALESSANDRO. - Theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, called "da Figline," but born at Montepulciano in the second half of the 16th century, died at Modena in 1631.

A doctor in theology (1618), he was above all a director of consciences and an ascetical writer, leaving most pious little works, such as the Congregazione spirituale del divino amore (Bologna 1624), the dialogues of the Regno del divino amore e paradiso delle anime spirituali (Modena 1626-27, 2 parts); Via della Croce... in quindici stazioni (Bologna 1628), for the practice and the spread of the devotion; important for the time in which it appeared. G. died of plague, in the exercise of charity, at Modena, in great renown for holiness.

Bibliography3 works

BIBL.: G. Franchini, Bibliografia di scrittori francescani conventuali, Modena 1693, p. 28; Sbardica, I, p. 21; F. A. Benoffi, Memorie minoritiche, in Misc. Franc., 33 (1933), pp. 355-56.

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By Lorenzo Di Fonzo

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 389.

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Di, Fonzo Lorenzo. “Gigli, alessandro.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 389. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/gigli-alessandro.

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Di, Fonzo Lorenzo. “Gigli, alessandro.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 389. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gigli-alessandro.

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  author    = {Di, Fonzo Lorenzo},
  title     = {Gigli, alessandro},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {389},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gigli-alessandro}
}

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