GIOSEPPE PRISCO. — Cardinal, born at Boscotre-
case (Naples) on 8 Sept. 1833, died at Naples on 4 Feb.
1923. He studied at the Seminary of Naples under the guidance of G. Sanseverino (q.v.). Ordained priest in 1856, he was called to the University of Naples, but left his chair in 1860 because he refused to take the oath of allegiance. He then opened a private school of philosophy while simultaneously teaching in the archiepiscopal seminary.
For his substantial role in promoting the directives of Leo XIII in the revival of Thomism, he was created cardinal by the same Pope in the Consistory of 30 Nov. 1896 and summoned to Rome. Two years later he was named archbishop of Naples. In his new see he promoted various works of apostolate and culture, including the foundation of the Academy of Sacred Eloquence. He left numerous publications, notable for the vigour of their thought and the breadth of their learning, which represent a valuable contribution to the field of neo-scholastic philosophy. Among these may be mentioned: *Saggi di filosofia dal nome del Liceo arcivescovile di Napoli* (Naples 1855); *S. Anselmo e l'ontologismo* (ibid. 1857); *S. Anselmo e il panteismo* (ibid. 1860); *Della decadenza delle scienze morali nei tempi presenti* (ibid. 1864); *La geometria e la morale* (ibid. 1865); *Metafisica della morale* (ibid. 1865); *Considerazioni storico-critiche sulla filosofia scolastica* (ibid. 1866); *Lo hegelianismo considerato nel suo svolgimento storico e nel suo rapporto con la scienza* (ibid. 1868); *Considerazioni generali sull'essere dello Stato* (ibid. 1870); *Principi di filosofia del diritto sulle basi dell'etica* (ibid. 1872); *Elementi di filosofia speculativa*, 2 vols. (ibid. 1879); *La metafisica di s. Tommaso d'Aquino considerata in sé e nella sua opposizione alla speculazione monistica* (Rome 1887).