Nicholas Riccardi

Nicholas Riccardi (born at Genoa, 1585; died at Rome, 30 May 1639) was an Italian Dominican theologian, writer and preacher.

Life

Physically he was unprepossessing, but he was encouraged by his parents who sent him to Spain to pursue his studies in the Pincian Academy. While a student at this institution he entered the Dominican Order and was invested with its habit in the Convent of St. Paul, where he studied philosophy and theology.

After completing his studies he was made a professor of Thomistic theology at Pincia. While discharging his academic duties, he acquired a reputation as a preacher: Philip III of Spain named him "The Marvel", a sobriquet by which he was subsequently known in Spain and at Rome.

In Rome from 1621, he acquired the confidence of Pope Urban VIII. He was made regent of studies and professor of theology at the College of the Minerva. In 1629 Urban VIII appointed him Master of the Sacred Palace to succeed Niccolò Ridolphi, recently elected Master General of the Dominicans. Shortly after this the same pontiff appointed him pontifical preacher.

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Works

His extant works number twenty. Besides several volumes of sermons for Advent, Lent, and special occasions, his writings treat of Scripture, theology, and history. One of his best known works is the "History of the Council of Trent" (Rome, 1627). His commentaries treat of all the books of Scripture; two other commentaries treat of the Lord's Prayer and the Canticle of Canticles.

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). "Nicholas Riccardi". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.  The entry cites:
  • Quétif-Échard, SS. Ord. Praed., II, 503, 504.

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Name	Riccardi, Nicholas
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Date of birth	1585
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Date of death	30 May 1639
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