Name Giovanni Scaramelli | Role Writer | |
Books A Handbook of Mystical Theology: Being an Abridgment of "Il Direttorio Mistico" by G.B. Scaramelli, S.J. |
Giovanni Battista Scaramelli (24 November 1687 – 11 January 1752) was an Italian Jesuit, ethicist and ascetical writer.
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Biography
He was born at Rome and died at Macerata in 1752. He entered the Society of Jesus on 21 September 1706. He devoted himself to preaching and the ministry for fifteen years.
Legacy
Scaramelli's work on ethics in his Directorium Asceticum has stood the test of time and integrates well with the evidence from modern psychology.
Writings
His books online
works of Scaramelli at archive.org
References
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