View source for Marcus Annius Verus Aurelius. Antoninus


Marcus Annius Verus Aurelius. Antoninus <ref name="term_20100" />
<p> (See Aurelius). </p> <p> Antoninus, archbishop of Florence: his real name was Antonius, but he was called by the diminutive [[Antoninus]] on account of his small stature. Born at [[Florence]] in 1389, he entered at sixteen years of age the order of St. Dominic, and soon acquired such a reputation that, even when yet quite young, he was intrusted:with the government of various houses of his order, at Cortona, Rome, Naples, Florence, etc., and contributed greatly to its reformation. In 1439 he took part in the [[Council]] of Florence. In 1446, [[Pope]] [[Eugenius]] IV appointed him to the archbishopric of Florence. He died in 1459, and [[Pius]] II granted a plenary indulgence of seven years to all persons who kissed his body before it was placed in the tomb! He was canonized in 1523. His works are: </p> <p> '''1.''' ''Summa Historialis, Set, Chronicon Tripartitum;'' from the creation to the year 1459 (Venice, 1481, Basle, 1491, 5 vols. fol., and elsewhere): '''''—''''' </p> <p> '''2.''' ''Summa Theologiae Moralis, Partibus'' 4 ''Distincta'' (Venice, 1477, 4 vols.; a new edition, with very copious notes by Father Mamachi, Venice, 1751, 4 vols. 4to): '''''—''''' </p> <p> '''3.''' ''Summa Confessionalis'' (Argent. 1492, Venice, 1572): '''''—''''' </p> <p> '''4.''' ''Annotationes De Donatione Constantmni M.; '''''—''''' '' </p> <p> '''5.''' ''Trialogus De Discipulis Emmaunticis;'' with his ''Life: '''''—''''' '' </p> <p> '''6.''' ''De Virtutibus Liaer.'' His life is given by Echard, ''De Script. Ord. Prmdicat.'' 1, 818, and in the ''Acta Sanctorum,'' vol. 1: '''''—''''' Cave, ''Hist. Lit.'' anno 1444 Landon, ''Eccles. Dictionary,'' s.v.; Hoefer, ''Nouv. Biog. Generale,'' 2, 859. </p>

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="term_20100"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/antoninus,+marcus+annius+verus+aurelius. Marcus Annius Verus Aurelius. Antoninus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
</references>