Antonio Ballerini
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Antonio Ballerini (born at Medicina, near Bologna, 10 October 1805; died in Rome, 27 November 1881) was an Italian Jesuit theologian.
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[edit] Life
He entered the Society of Jesus, on 13 October 1826. He was professor of philosophy at Ferentino, of ecclesiastical history at Rome and at Fermo, of moral theology at the Roman College.
[edit] Works
He took a prominent part in the controversies on the writings of Rosmini, on the moral system of Alphonsus Liguori, and on the relations between the hierarchy and the religious orders, especially in England. He contributed treatises to the discussion of the subject of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
He assisted Boero in the compilation of the Menology of the Society, and published a compendium of Jean-Pierre Gury, which was adapted for the seminaries of the United States by Sabetti and later by Barrett. His chief work, the commentary on Busenbaum's Medulla, was completed and published by Palmieri.
His brother Francis, also a Jesuit (b. 5 April, 1805; d. in Rome 18 Aug., 1874), composed several devotional works.
[edit] References
- Sommervogel, Bibl. de la C. de Jesus, I (Brussels, 1890)
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
