ORY, MATTHIEU. - Dominican theologian and inquisitor, b. at La Canne in 1492, d. at Paris on 12 June 1557. A religious at Dinan around 1510, he studied at Paris and received his doctorate there in 1527. He was vicar general of the Order in France (1542-45) and inquisitor general throughout the Kingdom of France from 1534 until his death.
Much esteemed by Paul III, who appointed him apostolic penitentiary (1535), and by the French sovereigns, he exercised his office of inquisitor general with wisdom and moderation and contributed to the preservation of the faith and to halting the spread of Calvinism. At the invitation of Francis I, in 1554 he went to Ferrara to try to convert the duchess Renata, the king's sister, who favored Calvin and protected Protestants. By his presence he drove the numerous Protestants from the city, but he had to struggle greatly before bringing the duchess back to the Catholic faith. He also had to deal with St. Ignatius and his first companions; and he defended them against their accusers.
He wrote: Ad haeresum redivivus affectiones Alexipharmacum (Paris 1544, Venice 1551 and 1558): it is a commentary on the five words of St. Paul: gratia, justificatio, peccatum, libertas, lex, against the false interpretations of the Protestants.
Bibliography5 worksQuétif-Echard, II, pp. 162-63; E. Rodocanacchi, Renée de France, duchesse de Ferrara, Paris 1896, passim; Hutter, II, coll. 1454-55; A. Mort
BIBL.: Quétif-Echard, II, pp. 162-63; E. Rodocanacchi, Renée de France, duchesse de Ferrara, Paris 1896, passim; Hutter, II, coll. 1454-55; A. Mortier, Histoire des maîtres généraux de l'Ordre des Frères prêcheurs, V, Paris 1911, pp. 415-16; M. M. Gorce, s. v. in DThC, XI, coll. 1620-24.
D'Amato, Alfonso. “Ory, matthieu.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, col. 396. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/ory-matthieu.
MLA
D'Amato, Alfonso. “Ory, matthieu.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 396. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ory-matthieu.
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@incollection{ec9_ory_matthieu,
author = {D'Amato, Alfonso},
title = {Ory, matthieu},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IX},
pages = {396},
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/ory-matthieu}
}
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