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Morigia, Paolo

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Also known as: Italian: Paolo Morigi

MORIGIA, PAOLO. - Gesuato, born in Milan in 1525, died there in 1604. He was several times superior general of his Order and reformed its Statutes. He composed a great number of historical works, mostly on religious subjects. The lack of critical sense, which led him to accept legendary tales and popular fables with naive credulity, deprives his writings of any historical value; they nevertheless present notable interest for the information they offer on the life of his time. Worth remembering: Istoria dell'origine di tutte le religioni (Venice 1569); Istoria delle antichità di Milano (ibid. 1592); Raccolta di tutte le opere di carità cristiana che si fanno in Milano (ibid. 1599); Istoria dei personaggi illustri che furono religiosi gesuati (Bergamo 1599); Santuario della città e diocesi di Milano e il duomo descritto (Milan 1602).

Bibliography

BIBL.: M. Argelati, Bibliotheca scriptorum Mediolanemium, I, Milan 1745, p. 960 ff.

Roberto Palenrocchi

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By Roberto Palmarocchi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 1414.

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Palmarocchi, Roberto. “Morigia, paolo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1414. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/morigia-paolo.

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Palmarocchi, Roberto. “Morigia, paolo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1414. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/morigia-paolo.

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  author    = {Palmarocchi, Roberto},
  title     = {Morigia, paolo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {1414},
  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/morigia-paolo}
}

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