Ballerini, Antonio
Ballerini, Antonio
(1805 -1881 ) Jesuit canonist, born Medicina, Italy ; died Rome, Italy . Professor of moral theology at the Roman College, he took a prominent part in the controversy on Rosmini and Saint Alphonsus Liguori, and contributed valuable treatises on the Immaculate Conception.
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Ballerini, Antonio
Born at Medicina, near Bologna, 10 October, 1805; died in Rome, 27 November, 1881. He entered the Society of Jesus, 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. He took a prominent part in the controversies on the writings of Rosmini, on the moral system of St. Alphonsus Liguori, and on the relations between the hierarchy and the religious orders, especially in England. He contributed valuable treatises to the discussion of the subject of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He assisted Boero in the compilation of the “Menology” of the Society, and published a valuable compendium of 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 (q.v.). His brother Francis, also a Jesuit (b. 5 April, 1805; d. in Rome 18 Aug., 1874), composed several devotional works.
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SOMMERVOGEL, Bibl. de la C. de Jesus, I (Brussels, 1890).
JOHN J. WYNNE Transcribed by Herman F. Holbrook Ad majorem Dei gloriam.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XVI (Index Volume)Copyright © 1914 by The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.Online Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1914. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
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Ballerini, Antonio
a Jesuit and famous writer, was born at Bologna Oct. 10, 1805i He pursued his studies at his native place, and completed them at Rome, where he had joined his order Oct. 13, 1826, as subdeacon. He received holy orders in 1839, and having completed his last year of probation, he was in 1844 appointed professor of church history at the Gregorian university. To this period belongs his De Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis, qui in Erroris Semissclassiaris discrimen Vocantur. In 1856 he was appointed to the chair of moral theology, which he occupied until his death, Nov. 27, 1881. He published, Principi della Scuola Rominiana, Exposti in Lettere Famigliari da un Prete Bolognese (Milan, 1850): Sylloge Monumentorum ad Mysterium Conceptionis Imnmaculattoe Virginis Deiparce Illustrandum (2 vols. Rome, 1854, 1856): De Alsorali Systemate Saneli Alphonsi Aanrice de Liqornio (ibid. 1864): Compendium Theologie Moralism Adnotationibus A. Ballerini Loculpletatun (ibid. 1866): a revised edition of Gury’s book, 2d ed. 1869; Jus et Offium Episcoporum in Ferendo Suf’nagio pro Infallibilitate Rnomani.Pontificis (ibid. 1869). (B. P.)