Matthieu Ory (1492 at

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– 1557 at Paris) was a French Dominican theologian and Inquisitor.

Life

Entering the Dominican Order at the age of eighteen, he studied in the convent of St-Jacques, Paris, and at the Sorbonne, obtaining the licentiate in theology, 6 February 1527. His reputation for learning and eloquence led to his appointment as

grand inquisitor Grand Inquisitor ( la, Inquisitor Generalis, literally ''Inquisitor General'' or ''General Inquisitor'') was the lead official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, even after the reuni ...

for France (1534), an office which he held until his death. Compelled to pronounce upon false accusations made against

Ignatius Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, ...

and "The Spiritual", he detected the fraud. Instead of condemning Loyola, he praised and assisted him, and kept for himself a copy of the ''Exercises''. He was indefatigable in preaching, and held several offices in his order. Some writers erroneously call Ory a Spaniard and write his name Ortiz.

Works

The only fully authenticated printed work of Ory is his "Alexipharmacum" (Paris, 1544; Venice, 1551–58). In the second part he uses against the heretics five words of St. Paul, viz. grace, justification, sin, liberty, law (no exclusive reference to 1 Corinthians 14:19). Other works attributed to him are: ''Opusculum de imaginibus'', and ''Septem scholae contra haereticos'', but

Jacques Échard Jacques Échard (22 September 1644, in Rouen – 15 March 1724, in Paris) was a French Dominican and historian of the order. As the son of a wealthy official of the king he received a thorough classical and secular education. He entered the Domin ...

does not assign the places or dates of their publication.

References

* Quétif and Échard, ''Scriptores Ord. Praed.'', II (Paris, 1721), 162; *

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, ''Bibliotheca Sancta'' (Venice, 1566; Lyons, 1591); *

Niccolò Orlandini Niccolò Orlandini (April 10, 1553 – May 17, 1606) was an Italian Jesuit author. Biography He was born at Florence in 1553. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in November 7, 1572, became rector of the Jesuit college at Nola and was master of nov ...

, ''Historiae Societatis Jesu pars prima, sive Ignatius'' (Rome, 1615); *Thompson, ''Saint Ignatius Loyola'' (London, 1910), 65; in the alphabetical index to this work Ory is called Ortiz. ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Ory, Matthieu 1492 births 1557 deaths People from Côtes-d'Armor French Dominicans 16th-century French Catholic theologians University of Paris alumni