GIORDANINI, PIER FRANCESCO. - Missionary of St. Vincent, b. at Saluzzo on 15 Jan. 1657, d. at Rome on 11 Nov. 1720. He entered the Congregation of the Mission on 22 March 1679; he held important offices there at Pavia, Florence and Rome. He spent the last period of his life at Rome as president of the Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, which he wisely directed from 1703 (the year of its foundation) until his death.

He was greatly esteemed for his theological and pastoral competence by Benedict XIV, who calls him « in amministrazione sacramenti Poenitentiae apprime versatus ». G.'s work in 4 vols., Istruzione pei novelli confessori (Rome, n.d.), had many editions and was authoritative in the 18th century. Another work of merit was a single volume of an ascetic character, Ichnographia, ossia modello d'un vescovo (ibid. 1719), reprinted several times, most recently a century ago under the title: Vita e uffici del vescovo a seconda dei dettami dei sacri canoni, dei SS. Padri e dell'istoria (ibid. 1850).

Annibale Bugnini

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Giordanini, Pier Francesco

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