Piconio, Bernadine a
Piconio, Bernadine a
(HENRI BERNARDINE DE PICQUIGNY)
Born at Picquigny, Picardy, 1633; died in Paris, 8 December, 1709; was educated at Picquigny, and joined the Capuchins in 1649. As professor of theology he shed great lustre upon his order; his best-known work is his “Triplex expositio epistolarum sancti Pauli” (Paris, 1703 [French], 1706 [English, tr. Prichard], London, 1888), which has ever been popular among Scriptural scholars. Piconio also wrote “Triplex expositio in sacrosancta D. N. Jesu Christi Evangelia” (Paris, 1726), and a book of moral instructions, A complete edition of his works, “Opera omnia Bernardini a Piconio”, was published at Paris (1870-2).
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HURTER, Nomenclator literarius, II, 788.
WILLIAM C. NEVILS. Transcribed by Douglas J. Potter Dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIICopyright © 1911 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, June 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York