Asceticism & Mysticism
Ascetica E Mistica · 300 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsAscetics, Mystics, Writers (Asceti, mistici, scrittori)
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Joseph of Dreux (GIUSEPPE DA DREUX)
JOSEPH OF DREUX. - Ascetical writer of the Capuchin province of Paris, b. at Dreux (Normandy) in 1629, entered the Order on 28 July 1647,… -
Juliana of Norwich (GIULIANA DI NORWICH)
JULIANA OF NORWICH. - English mystic, b. in 1342; she was still living in 1413. In May 1373 she was favored with sixteen "Showings" or… -
Kempe, Margery
KEMPE, MARGERY. - English mystic, b. at Kings Lynn (Norfolk) ca. 1373, d. ca. 1440. Married ca. 1393 to a well-to-do fellow citizen, she… -
Kempf, Nikolaus
KEMPF, NIKOLAUS. - German ascetic and mystical writer of the Carthusian Order, also called Nicholas of Strasbourg, where he was born in… -
La Combe, François
LA COMBE, FRANÇOIS. - Barnabite, b. at Thonon (Haute-Savoie) ca. 1640, d. at Vincennes on 29 June 1715. Superior of the College of Thonon… -
La Palma, Luis de
LA PALMA, LUIS de. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Toledo in 1550, d. in Madrid on 20 April 1641. After completing his studies, he… -
Lataste, Marie
LATASTE, MARIE. - Mystic, coadjutrix sister of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, b. at Mimbaste (Landes) on 21 Feb. 1822, d. at Rennes on 10… -
Lateau, Louise
LATEAU, LOUISE. - Mystic, stigmatist, b. at Bois d'Haine (Belgium) on 29 Jan. 1850, d. there on 25 Aug. 1883. The daughter of very poor… -
Leandro da Digione
LEANDRO da DIGIONE. - Capuchin preacher and writer, from the province of Lyon, b. at Dijon ca. 1598, d. there in 1667. He was guardian at… -
Legaudier, Antoine
LEGAUDIER, ANTOINE. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Château-Thierry on 7 January 1572, d. in Paris on 14 April 1622. He was professor… -
Leo of San Giovanni (LEONE DI SAN GIOVANNI)
LEO OF SAN GIOVANNI. - Carmelite theologian and mystic, in the world Giovanni Macé, b. at Rennes in 1600, d. at Paris in 1671. Having… -
Lesueur, Pauline-Élisabeth (LESEUR, PAULINE-ELISABETH)
LESUEUR, PAULINE-ÉLISABETH. - Writer, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1866, d. there on 3 May 1914. From her family she received a careful Christian… -
Letourneux, Nicolas
LETOURNEUX, NICOLAS. - Preacher and ascetic writer, b. in Rouen on 30 Apr. 1640, d. in Paris on 28 Nov. 1686. He soon distinguished himself… -
Lohner, Tobias
LOHNER, TOBIAS. - Jesuit, writer on ascetics and pastoral theology, b. at Neu-Ottingen (Bavaria) on 13 March 1619, d. at Munich on 16 May… -
Lorenzo da Parigi
LORENZO DA PARIGI. - Capuchin writer and preacher. He entered the Order on 7 Oct. 1581. He was guardian, definitor, custos general, and… -
Louismet, Savinien
LOUISMET, SAVINIEN. - Benedictine mystical theologian, in the world Irenée, b. at Sens (France) on 4 April 1858, d. at Buckfast on 19… -
Ludolf of Saxony (LUDOLFO DI SASSONIA)
LUDOLF OF SAXONY. - Ascetic and exegete, b. ca. 1295, d. at Strasbourg on 10 April 1377. At the age of 18 he entered the Dominicans and… -
Maes, Bonifacius
MAES, BONIFACIUS. - Franciscan ascetic-mystical theologian, b. at Ghent (Belgium) in 1627, d. there on 3 Oct. 1706. He entered the Order of… -
Mandé, Henricus (MANDE, HENRICUS)
MANDÉ, HENRICUS. - Ascetical writer, b. at Dordrecht (Holland) ca. 1360, d. at Beverwijk ca. 1430. Official secretary at the court of… -
Maresca, Antonio Maria
MARESCA, ANTONIO MARIA. - Barnabite ascetical writer, b. at Carovigno (Brindisi) on 24 Nov. 1831, d. at Rome on 26 March 1891. Having… -
Marinoni, Giovanni Francesco
MARINONI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. - Barnabite ascetical writer, b. at Clusone (Bergamo) on 30 June 1678, d. at Milan on 27 Feb. 1761. A… -
Mark of Weida (MARCO DI WEIDA)
MARK OF WEIDA. - Dominican preacher and ascetic writer, b. in 1450, d. before 13 July 1516. He distinguished himself at Leipzig and at Eger… -
Marmion, Columba
MARMION, COLUMBA. - Benedictine ascetical writer, in the world Giuseppe, b. at Dublin on 1 April 1858, d. at Maredsous on 30 Jan. 1923 in… -
Márquez, Juan
MÁRQUEZ, JUAN. - Ascetical writer and Augustinian theologian, b. in Madrid in 1565, d. in Salamanca in 1621. He took his religious vows on… -
Martin, Claude
MARTIN, CLAUDE. - Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur, b. at Tours on 2 April 1619, d. on 9 Aug. 1696 in the abbey of Marmoutier… -
Matthias (Camagni) of Parma (MATTIA (CAMAGNI) DA PARMA)
MATTHIAS (CAMAGNI) OF PARMA. - Capuchin spiritual writer from the province of Bologna, b. in 1599, entered the Order on 1 Nov. 1622, d. at… -
Menéndez, Josefa
MENÉNDEZ, JOSEFA. - A religious of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, b. in Madrid on 4 Feb. 1890, d. at Poitiers on 29 Dec. 1923.… -
Montoya, Luis de
MONTOYA, LUIS de. - Augustinian ascetical writer, b. at Belmonte (Cuenca) in 1497, d. at Lisbon in 1569. He was prior at Medina del Campo… -
More, Gertrude
MORE, GERTRUDE. - English mystic, baptized Helen, b. at Low Leyton (Essex) on 25 March 1606, d. at Cambrai on 17 Aug. 1633. On the advice… -
Morell, Julienne
MORELL, JULIENNE. - Dominican mystical writer, b. in Barcelona on 16 Feb. 1594, d. at Avignon on 26 June 1653. At the age of 7 she moved… -
Mosco, Giovanni
MOSCO, GIOVANNI. - Monk and hagiographer, also called ὁ εὐκρατὰς (= the abstinent), b. probably at Damascus around the middle of the 6th… -
Negri, Paola Antonia
NEGRI, PAOLA ANTONIA. - Mystic, in the world Virginia, b. at Castellanza near Gallarate (Milan) in 1508, d. at Milan on 4 April 1555. She… -
Nepveu, François
NEPVEU, FRANÇOIS. - Spiritual writer, b. at St-Malo on 29 April 1639, d. at Rennes on 17 February 1708. Having entered the Society of Jesus… -
Neudecker, Sigismund
NEUDECKER, SIGISMUND. - Franciscan theologian, b. 21 Oct. 1664 at Geisenhausen (southern Bavaria), d. at Munich on 3 Sept. 1736. He taught… -
Neumayr, Franz
NEUMAYR, FRANZ. - Jesuit, preacher and spiritual writer, b. in Munich on 17 Jan. 1697, d. in Augsburg on 1 May 1765. A professor of… -
Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio
NIEREMBERG, JUAN EUSEBIO. - Jesuit, ascetical writer, b. in Madrid in 1595, d. there on 7 April 1658. A priest in 1623, he taught… -
Nouet, Jacques
NOUET, JACQUES. - Ascetical writer, Jesuit, b. at Mainz on 25 March 1605, d. at Paris on 21 May 1680. He entered the Order in 1623 at… -
Nugent, Francesco
NUGENT, FRANCESCO. - Irish Capuchin, b. at Moyrath, castle in County Meath, in 1569, d. at Charleville on 17 May 1635. Having graduated… -
Oliden, Gaspar (de)
OLIDEN, GASPAR (DE). - Theatine theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Elgoibar (Guipúzcoa, in Spain), d. ca. 1740. He made his religious… -
Pagani, Giovanni Battista
PAGANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Immediate successor of Rosmini (v.) in the direction of the Institute of Charity (v.), b. at Borgomanero… -
Palma, Biagio
PALMA, BIAGIO. - Barnabite spiritual writer, b. at Fara Sabina in 1577 and d. on 13 Jan. 1635 at the Roman College of S. Carlo ai Catinari.… -
Paul Di Bernried (PAOLO DI BERNRIED)
PAUL DI BERNRIED. - Regular canon of St. Augustine, d. c. 1146. He wrote a Vita Gregorii VII (1128), the Vita Herlucae (1130) and several… -
Paul, Simone of (SIMONE DI SAN PAOLO)
PAUL, Simone of. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Paolo Franciosi, b. at Volterra on 5 Sept. 1572, d. at Milan on 6 Sept. 1622. He… -
Pavone, Francesco
PAVONE, FRANCESCO. - Exegete and ascetical writer, b. at Catanzaro in 1569, d. in the odour of sanctity at Naples on 25 February 1637.… -
Pergmayr, Joseph
PERGMAYR, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, preacher and missionary, b. at Häblkofen (diocese of Regensburg) on 4 Feb. 1713, d. at Munich on 23 March 1765.… -
Perreyre, Henri
PERREYRE, HENRI. - Writer and preacher, b. in Paris on 11 April 1831, d. there on 26 June 1865. Having entered in 1853 the Oratory of… -
Peters, Gerlach
PETERS, GERLACH. - One of the most remarkable authors of the « Devotio moderna »; b. at Deventer in 1378, he entered as a regular canon of… -
Petit, Adolphe
PETIT, ADOLPHE. - Jesuit, b. at Ghent on 22 May 1822, d. at Drongen (Tronchiennes) on 20 May 1914. Having entered the Society of Jesus… -
Petrucci, Pier Matteo
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Pinamonti, Giovanni Pietro
PINAMONTI, GIOVANNI PIETRO. - Jesuit, preacher and writer of ascetical works, b. at Pistoia on 27 Dec. 1632, d. during a mission, at Orta… -
Piny, Alexandre
PINY, ALEXANDRE. - Dominican mystical writer, b. at Allos (Provence) on 25 Feb. 1640, d. at Paris on 20 Jan. 1709. He took the religious… -
Poulain, Augustin-François
POULAIN, AUGUSTIN-FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, writer on mysticism, b. at Cherbourg on 15 Dec. 1836, d. at Paris on 19 July 1919. Having entered the… -
Puente, Luis de la, Venerable (PUENTE, LUIS DE LA, VENERABILE)
PUENTE, Luis de la, Venerable. - Jesuit, ascetical and mystical writer, b. at Valladolid on 11 Nov. 1554, d. there on 16 Feb. 1624. Having… -
Quadrupani, Carlo Giuseppe
QUADRUPANI, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - Barnabite, preacher "tota Italia celeberrimus," b. at Induno (Varese) in 1740, d. there on 14 July 1806. He… -
Raymond Giordano (RAIMONDO GIORDANO)
RAYMOND GIORDANO. - French, canon regular of the Order of St. Augustine, to which he enrolled after a wild youth, "licentiatus in… -
Reus, Johann Baptist
REUS, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Mystic, b. July 10, 1868 at Pottenstein, diocese of Bamberg, to a family of peasants; d. at São Leopoldo on July… -
Rigoleuc, Jean
RIGOLEUC, JEAN. - Missionary and spiritual writer, b. at Quintin (Côtes-du-Nord) on 24 Dec. 1595, d. at Vannes on 27 Feb. 1658. Having… -
Ripaut, Archangel (RIPAUT, ARCANGELO)
RIPAUT, ARCHANGEL. - Capuchin writer and preacher, b. in Paris in the last decades of the sixteenth century, a court gentleman and… -
Riva, Giuseppe
RIVA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, ascetical writer, b. in Milan in 1803, d. there on 7 February 1876. Major penitentiary of the Cathedral, well… -
Robert Cecchetto da Nove (ROBERTO CECCHETTO DA NOVE)
ROBERT CECCHETTO DA NOVE. - Capuchin preacher, b. at Nove on 18 Nov. 1869, d. at Udine on 23 Aug. 1939. Having become a Capuchin (solemn… -
Rodolfo of Biberach (RODOLFO DI BIBERACH)
RODOLFO OF BIBERACH. - Franciscan mystic, having under it the sees of Milos, Nicaria, Carpathos, Chios, Tinos and Mycone. Under Turkish… -
Rodríguez, Alonso (RODRIGUEZ, ALONSO)
RODRÍGUEZ, ALONSO. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Valladolid ca. 15 April 1538, d. in Seville 21 February 1616. Having entered the… -
Rogacci, Benedetto
ROGACCI, BENEDETTO. - Jesuit man of letters and ascetical writer, b. 18 March 1646 at Ragusa (Dalmatia), d. at Rome on 8 Feb. 1719. Having… -
Rolewinck, Werner
ROLEWINCK, WERNER. - Theologian, historian and ascetic reformer, b. near Münster in 1425, d. at Cologne on 26 Aug. 1502. In 1447 he became… -
Saint-Jure, Jean-Baptiste
SAINT-JURE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Metz on 19 February 1588, d. at Paris on 30 April 1657. Having entered the… -
Salistri, Giovanni Crisostomo
SALISTRI, GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO. - Piarist, b. in Florence on 4 March 1654, d. in Rome on 10 Dec. 1717. To a vast philosophical, theological… -
Sandaeus (Van der Sandt), Maximilianus
SANDAEUS (Van der Sandt), Maximilianus. - Jesuit theologian, prolific ascetic and mystical writer, b. in Amsterdam on 18 April 1578, d. in… -
Santucci, Pietro Da Manfredonia
SANTUCCI, PIETRO da MANFREDONIA. - Celestine monk, abbot of the monastery of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. 20 Aug. 1562, d. 1 Feb. 1641.… -
Sauvé, Charles
SAUVÉ, CHARLES. - Ascetical writer, b. 18 Oct. 1848 at Fontaine-Milon (diocese of Angers), d. at Saumur on 11 March 1925. In 1872 he was… -
Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista
SCARAMELLI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Ascetico-mystical theologian, Jesuit, b. in Rome on 23 Nov. 1687, d. in Macerata on 11 Jan. 1752. Having… -
Schmöger, Carl
SCHMÖGER, CARL. - Redemptorist writer, b. at Ehingen (Württemberg) on 24 Feb. 1819, d. at Gars on 14 Aug. 1883. Ordained priest in 1842, he… -
Schneider, Joseph
SCHNEIDER, JOSEPH. - Ascetical writer, b. 5 Sept. 1824 at Friesheim (Germany), d. at Rome on 7 Jan. 1884. In 1852 he entered the Society of… -
Schrijvers, Joseph
SCHRIJVERS, JOSEPH. - Spiritual writer, b. at Zutendaal (Belgium) on 19 Dec. 1876, made his profession among the Redemptorists in 1895, d.… -
Secco, Anacleto
SECCO, ANACLETO. - Barnabite, b. at Cremona in 1585, d. at Milan on 13 Sept. 1636. He was Superior of several houses of his Order and a… -
Seeböck, Philibert
SEEBÖCK, PHILIBERT. - Prolific Franciscan writer on asceticism, b. at Innsbruck in 1839, d. at Schwaz (Tyrol) in 1914. He was a gymnasium… -
Segala, Alessio da Salò
SEGALA, ALESSIO da SALÒ. - Capuchin preacher and writer on asceticism, b. at Salò in 1558, entered the Order in 1580, d. at Brescia on 8… -
Seisdedos y Sanz, Jerónimo (SEISDEDOS Y SANZ, JERONIMO)
SEISDEDOS Y SANZ, JERÓNIMO. - Theologian of mysticism, b. at Barcial de la Loma (Valladolid) on 20 Feb. 1847, d. at Carrión de los Condes… -
Serafina Di Dio, Venerable (SERAFINA DI DIO, VENERABILE)
SERAFINA DI DIO, Venerable. - Carmelite mystic, in the world Prudenza Pisa, b. in Naples on 24 Oct. 1621, d. on Capri on 17 March 1699. Of… -
Serafino Da Fermo
SERAFINO da FERMO. - Ascetical writer and preacher, b. at Fermo in 1496, d. at Bologna in 1540. He entered the Canons Regular of the… -
Simoni, Giovanni Battista
SIMONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Carthusian ascetical writer, b. at Rovigo on 8 Dec. 1887, d. at Florence on 14 Nov. 1942. Ordained a priest at… -
Smaragdus (SMARAGDO)
SMARAGDUS. - Benedictine writer, active in the first decades of the 9th century, perhaps of Irish origin, a monk at Castellio on the Meuse;… -
Soto, Andreas de
SOTO, ANDREAS de. - Franciscan theologian, b. at S. Facundo in Castile in 1552 or 1553, d. in the Recollects' Convent at Brussels on 5… -
Spee Von Langenfeld, Friedrich
SPEE von LANGENFELD, FRIEDRICH. - Jesuit, poet and ascetic spiritual writer, b. 25 February 1591 at Kaiserwerth, d. at Trier on 7 August… -
Stolz, Alban
STOLZ, ALBAN. - Writer and educator, b. Feb. 3, 1808 at Bühl (Baden), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on Oct. 16, 1883. After his secondary… -
Suso, Heinrich, Blessed (SUSO, HEINRICH, BEATO)
SUSO, Heinrich, Blessed. - Spiritual writer and preacher, Dominican, b. March 23, 1295 (Bihlemeyer) or ca. 1300 (Gröber) at Constance, d.… -
Tempesti, Casimiro Liborio
TEMPESTI, CASIMIRO LIBORIO. - Historian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Florence toward the end of the 17th… -
Theodoric of Herxen (Dirk Hermansz van Herxen) (TEODORICO DA HERXEN (DIRK HERMANSZ VAN HERXEN))
THEODORIC OF HERXEN (Dirk Hermansz van Herxen). - A distinguished representative of the Devotio moderna, b. ca. 1380 at Herxen (near… -
Theophanes the Recluse (TEOFANE IL RECLUSO)
THEOPHANES THE RECLUSE. - Bishop (secular name Georgy Govorov), one of the most celebrated and influential Russian spiritual writers and… -
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Saint (TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, SANTA)
THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS AND THE HOLY FACE, Saint. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Thérèse Martin, b. at Alençon (Normandy) on 2 Jan.… -
Tissot, Joseph
TISSOT, JOSEPH. - Ascetical writer, b. at Annecy on Sept. 1, 1840, d. on Aug. 2, 1894. Having entered the Institute of the Missionaries of… -
Tronson, Louis
TRONSON, LOUIS. - Third superior general of the Sulpicians, b. in Paris on 17 Jan. 1622, d. there on 26 Feb. 1700. Ordained a priest in… -
Ubaldo of Saint-Amand (UBALDO DI SANT'AMANDO)
UBALDO OF SAINT-AMAND. - Erudite monk (Hucbaldus, Hubaldus, Hugbaldus, Hucboldus, Uchubaldus), b. ca. 830, entered the Benedictine abbey of… -
Veghe, Joannes
VEGHE, JOANNES. - A representative of the "devotio moderna," b. in Münster (Germany) in 1431 or 1432, d. at Niesink in 1504. He entered the… -
Verepaeus, Simon
VEREPAEUS, SIMON. - Humanist and theologian, b. at Dommelen-Valkenswaard (Netherlands) in 1552, d. at Bois-le-Duc in 1598. "Magister… -
Vervoort, Francesco
VERVOORT, FRANCESCO. - Franciscan ascetical theologian, b. at Mechelen ca. 1500, d. there on 24 Sept. 1555. There are few biographical data… -
Vos, Johannes
VOS, JOHANNES. - Ascetical theologian, b. at Heusden (Holland) in 1363, d. at Windesheim in 1426. He studied at the capitular school of… -
Watrigant, Henri
WATRIGANT, HENRI. - Jesuit, writer on ascetical theology, b. 20 February 1845 at Lille, d. at Enghien (Belgium) on 23 February 1923. He… -
Werner of Ratisbon (WERNER DI RATISBONA)
WERNER OF RATISBON. - Franciscan mystical writer of the second half of the 13th century. Lector in the convent of Ratisbon and probably… -
Zimmermann, Otto
ZIMMERMANN, OTTO. - Theologian and ascetical writer, b. 24 May 1873 at Döttingen (Switzerland), d. 13 Jan. 1932 at Lucerne. Having entered… -
Zuccchi, Nicola (ZUCCHI, NICOLA)
ZUCCCHI, NICOLA. - Physicist-mathematician, preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Parma on 6 Dec. 1586, d. at Rome on 21 May 1670. Having…