Niccolò Orlandini (April 10, 1553 – May 17, 1606) was an Italian Jesuit author.

Biography

He was born at

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in 1553. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in November 7, 1572, became

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of the Jesuit college at

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and was

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for five years. He was finally appointed secretary of the Jesuit general

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, who in 1558 detailed him to write the history of the Jesuit Order, his master piece. He died in Rome in 1606.

Works

His history of the Jesuit Order comprises only the generalate of St. Ignatius. It was edited by Sacchini, and appeared under the title "Historiæ Societatis Jesu prima pars" (Rome, 1614, 1615, 1621; Antwerp, 1620; Cologne, 1620). It is written in the form of annals and based chiefly on a life written by the saint's secretary, de Polanco. It was continued by Francesco Sacchini,

Petrus Possinus Pierre Poussines ( la, Petrus Possinus) (1609–1686) was a French Jesuit and scholar. His works include the publication of Francis Xavier's ''Letters'', in seven books, from 1667. He made editions of some classical authors, including Anna Com ...

, Joseph de Jouvancy and Giulio Cesare Cordara. The sixth and last part, reaching to 1633, was published at Rome in 1758. Other works are: * ''Annuæ litteræ Societatis Jesu, anni 1583-85'' (1585–1588) * ''Vita Petri Fabri'' (1617); the same also appeared under the title ''Forma sacerdotis Apostolici, expressa in exemplo Petri Fabri'' (1647) * ''Tractatus seu Commentarii in Summarium Constitutionum et in regulas communes'' (1876).

References

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