MONTORFANO, GIOVANNI PAOLO. - Propagator of catechetical instruction, b. at Como, d. 27 Dec. 1580. He was a companion of St. Jerome Emiliani in the founding of orphanages in Lombardy.
When the Somaschi joined the Theatines, M. in 1549 professed their Rule and among the Theatines he distinguished himself for zeal and piety. Faithful to the teaching of St. Jerome, he composed a catechism for children in questions and answers (Modo breve e facile di ammaestrare i figlioli nella dottrina cristiana, Venice 1562), the first after the Council of Trent and earlier than the publication of the Roman Catechism. He was a companion of St. Andrew Avellino in the founding of the house of Piacenza, where he likewise facilitated the entry of the Somaschi; for them he also composed the Regole della Compagnia dell'Oratorio nell'Ospedale degli Incurabili di Venezia (1568), which had the governance of the schools of Christian doctrine throughout the city.
BibliographyG. B. Castiglioni, Istoria delle scuole della dottrina cristiana, Milan 1800, pp. 154 and 305.
BIBL.: G. B. Castiglioni, Istoria delle scuole della dottrina cristiana, Milan 1800, pp. 154 and 305.
Tentorio, Marco. “Montorfano, giovanni paolo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, coll. 1383–1384. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/montorfano-giovanni-paolo.
MLA
Tentorio, Marco. “Montorfano, giovanni paolo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 1383–1384. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/montorfano-giovanni-paolo.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec8_montorfano_giovanni_paolo,
author = {Tentorio, Marco},
title = {Montorfano, giovanni paolo},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VIII},
pages = {1383--1384},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1952},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/montorfano-giovanni-paolo}
}
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