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Giovanni Maria Cornoldi (29 September 1822 – 18 January 1892) was an ItalianJesuit academic, author, and preacher.
Born atVenice, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1840 and taught philosophy atBrixen andPadua for many years.
In 1879 on the occasion of the VII centenary of Thomas Aquinas Cornoldi gave the encomium in honor of the angelic doctor at the College of St. Thomas, the futurePontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas,Angelicum.[1]
From 1880 until his death he belonged to the editorial staff of theCiviltà Cattolica, at Rome and often preached at the church of the Gesù.
He died in Rome on 18 January 1892.
He was a follower ofThomas Aquinas, and wrote many works in explanation of his doctrine and in refutation ofRosminianism. HisLezioni di Filosofia (1872) was translated into Latin byCardinal Agostini under the titleInstitutiones Philosophicæ ad mentem divi Thomæ; Aquinatis.
In addition to his purely philosophical writings he published a commentary on theDivina Commedia ofDante, illustrated from philosophy and theology. He founded academies in honour of Thomas atBologna and at Rome and established two periodicals,La Scienza Italiana and the journal of theAccademia di S. Tommaso.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giovanni Maria Cornoldi".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.History of theCatholic Church | |||||||||
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