Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Dogmatic theology Theologians

Maderno, Alessandro

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MADERNO, ALESSANDRO. - Barnabite theologian, b. at Capolago (Como) on 15 May 1617, d. at Rome on 6 Apr. 1685. He taught theology for many years in the Arcimboldi schools of Milan, then at Lodi and at Rome.

Appointed provincial of Lombardy in 1659, he moved to Rome as assistant general in 1655; then elected superior general in 1680. He was also a consultor of the Holy Office.

He published a Cursus theologicus (3 vols., Rome 1671-1675), in which he set out all the treatises according to the order of the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas. It is a manual intended for the students and teachers of his Order, which bears the personal contribution of M. and that of the Barnabite theologians to the discussions of all the problems debated in the schools. It does not belong to any particular theological current; indeed it is noteworthy for a frank freedom in the face of

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), coll. 1789–1790.

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“Maderno, alessandro.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, coll. 1789–1790. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/maderno-alessandro.

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“Maderno, alessandro.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 1789–1790. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/maderno-alessandro.

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  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Maderno, alessandro},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1789--1790},
  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/maderno-alessandro}
}

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