LUCA, Archbishop of Cosenza. - Some call him a Campanian, others a Cosenzan. He was a Cistercian at Casamari when Abbot Joachim of Fiore arrived there to confer with Pope Lucius III at Veroli. On that occasion he was employed by the latter as a scribe and then appointed abbot of Sambucina in 1197.
He founded the abbey of Acquafornosa, enriched with goods and privileges by the Normans. Elected archbishop of Cosenza in 1203, he received various and delicate assignments from the Popes. Innocent III entrusted him with preaching the Crusade in Calabria and Sicily; Honorius III and Frederick II chose him as arbiter of the disputes between the Basilians of Patirion and the Florenses of S. Giovanni in Fiore over the Silan pastures. In February 1222 he solemnly inaugurated the cathedral of Cosenza, which he had rebuilt, in the presence of Frederick II, who gave him as a gift a precious Byzantine enamelled staurotheke. He died in the reputation of sanctity in 1224. Various works remained in manuscript; his biography of Joachim of Fiore is the principal source for the life of the famous prophet.
Bibliography6 worksUghelli, IX, p. 202; A. Menrique, Annales Cistercenses, III, Lione 1649, p. 551; G. Fiore, Calabria illustrata, II, Napoli 1743, pp. 325-26;
BIBL.: Ughelli, IX, p. 202; A. Menrique, Annales Cistercenses, III, Lione 1649, p. 551; G. Fiore, Calabria illustrata, II, Napoli 1743, pp. 325-26; D. Martire, Calabria sacra e profana, II, Cosenza 1878, pp. 5-10; C. Menicucci, Cosenza sacra, ivi 1933, p. 191; M. Borretti, Il duomo di Cosenza, ivi 1933, pp. 22-26.
Russo, Francesco. “Luca, arcivescovo di cosenza.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1593. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/luca-arcivescovo-di-cosenza.
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Russo, Francesco. “Luca, arcivescovo di cosenza.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1593. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/luca-arcivescovo-di-cosenza.
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author = {Russo, Francesco},
title = {Luca, arcivescovo di cosenza},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
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address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/luca-arcivescovo-di-cosenza}
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