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Giacinto Barozzi
Giacinto is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Giacinto Achilli (1803–1860), Italian Roman Catholic discharged from the priesthood for sexual misconduct *Giacinto Allegrini (born 1989), Italian professional football player *Giulio Giacinto Avellino (1645–1700), Italian painter of the Baroque period *Giacinto Bellini (17th century) was an Italian painter active in the Baroque period *Giacinto Bobone (c. 1106 – 1198), later Pope Celestine III *Giacinto Bosco (1905–1997), Italian jurist, academic and politician *Giacinto Brandi (1621–1691), Italian painter of the Baroque era *Giacinto Calandrucci (1646–1707), Italian painter of the Baroque period *Giacinto Cestoni (1637–1718), Italian naturalist *Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (1606–1651), Italian playwright and librettist *Giacinto Collegno (1793–1856), Italian patriot of the Risorgimento period *Giacinto De Cassan, former Italian cross-country skier *Giacinto de Popoli (died 1682), Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacinto Achilli
Giovanni Giacinto Achilli (; ''c.'' 1803 – ''c.'' 1860) was an Italian Roman Catholic Dominican friar and anti-Jesuit who was discharged from the priesthood and imprisoned by the Roman Inquisition for being falsely accusedKer (2004)Ward (1912), p. 292 of child sexual abuse or for doctrinal heresy. However, Achilli escaped and subsequently became a fervent evangelist for the Protestant Anglican Communion. He is particularly notable for his activities in England and for launching a successful criminal prosecution against John Henry Newman, who made accusations about Achilli's past, for libel. Early life as a priest Achilli was born in Celleno, a village c. 30 km from Viterbo, then part of the Papal States. He joined the Dominican order in 1819 and was ordained a priest in 1825. In 1833 Achilli obtained the degree of Master of Sacred Theology at the Roman College of St. Thomas, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''The Angelicum''. In 1840, for being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |