Paolo Arese was born in 1574 to the House of Arese. In early youth he entered the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence,[2] and assumed thenceforth the name of Paolo instead of that of Cesare, which he had received in baptism. His precocious learning gained for him, before he had completed his twenty-fourth year, a lectureship in philosophy and theology at Naples; and he afterwards taught theology at Rome, devoting special attention to homiletics. He was not less successful in the practice of sacred eloquence than in teaching its theory. His fame as a preacher spread all over Italy, although he labored under natural impediments which might have altogether stopped the career of anyone less enthusiastic and resolute. In 1620, when he was confessor at Turin to the Princess Isabella of Savoy, he was appointed by Pope Paul V to the bishopric of Tortona. He held that see for twenty-four years, ending with his death in 1644; and during that long period he distinguished himself highly, not only for his activity in the literature of his profession and for his patronage of literary men, but for the earnestness and zeal with which he performed the ordinary duties of his office.
Arese and Galileoedit
Paolo Arese was enthused by the celestial discoveries made by Galileo, whom he praised for his astonishing scientific achievements. Being a non-dogmatic Aristotelianphilosopher, Arese sought to accommodate any possible disagreements between scientific inquiry and traditional religious ideas. Nonetheless, after the publication of Galileo's Dialogue in 1632, he changed his mind. Both Galileo's indisputable heliocentrism and Urban VIII's early persecution prompted Arese to write a lengthy rebuttal of the Copernicanism, which he interpolated into the last volume of his own most renown book, Le imprese sacre.
Worksedit
Paolo Arese was a voluminous writer, both in Latin and in Italian, and left a large number of manuscripts unpublished. The following are his published Latin works:
In Libros Aristotelis de Generatione et de Corruptione, Milan, 1617, 4to.
De aquæ transformatione in Sacrificio Missæ, Tortona, 1622; Antwerp, 1628, 8vo.
Constitutio Synodalis, Tortona, 1623, 4to.
De Cantici Canticorum sensu velitatio bina, Milan, 1640, 4to.
Velitationes Sex in Apocalypsim, Milan, 1647, fol.
His works in Italian are greatly more voluminous; and of those in the following list there is hardly any, which did not pass through several editions in the course of the seventeenth century. An enumeration of editions, with fuller details as to the contents of each work, will be found in Mazzucchelli:
Arte di predicar bene, Venice, 1611, 4to; his first publication, containing the matter of his lectures on homiletics at Rome.
Imprese sacre, con triplicati discorsi illustrate ed arricchite, the author's largest and most esteemed work. The substance of it was twice published at Verona, 1613 and 1615, in one volume 4to. Afterwards it was rewritten and enlarged to seven volumes 4to, which were published as follows: vols. I and II at Milan, 1621, 1625, at Tortona and Venice, 1629; vols. III, IV and V, at Tortona, 1630; vol. VI, at Tortona, 1634; vol. VII, at Tortona, 1635. To the first book of the first volume the author made an addition called La penna raffilata, Milan, 1626, fol.; and, as a supplement to the whole work, he published an eighth volume of a polemical cast, entitled Retroguardia in difesa di se stesso, con un trattato dell’arte e scienza impresistica, Genoa, 1640, 4to. There is a Latin translation of a great part of the Sacre Imprese, published at Frankfurt in 1700, 1701 and 1702, in three volumes folio.
Della tribolazione e suoi rimedj, Tortona, 1624, 2 vols. 4to.
Panegirici fatti in diverse occasioni, seventeen in number, collected into one volume, Milan, 1644, 8vo.
Guida dell’anima orante, o sia prattica dell’orazione mentale, Tortona, 1623.
Referencesedit
^ abGauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 174. (in Latin)
Guerrini, Luigi (2016). "Un epilogo imbarazzante. Paolo Aresi, il sistema copernicano e il 'Dialogo' di Galileo". Giornale Critico della Filosofia Italiana. 95 (1): 63–88.
The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 3. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 1843. p. 333. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Bishop Paolo Arese C R 1574 14 June 1644 was a Roman Catholic prelate and scholar who served as Bishop of Tortona 1620 1644 1 2 Most ReverendPaolo AreseBishop Emeritus of TortonaChurchCatholic ChurchIn office1620 1644PredecessorCosimo DossenaSuccessorGiovanni Francesco FossatiOrdersConsecration20 September 1620by Giovanni Garzia MelliniPersonal detailsDied14 June 1644Tortona ItalyOn 20 July 1620 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Tortona 1 2 On 20 September 1620 he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Attilio Amalteo Titular Archbishop of Athenae and Paolo De Curtis Bishop Emeritus of Isernia serving as co consecrators 2 He served as Bishop of Tortona until his resignation in 1644 2 He died soon after on 14 June 1644 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Arese and Galileo 3 Works 4 References 5 External links and additional sourcesBiography editPaolo Arese was born in 1574 to the House of Arese In early youth he entered the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence 2 and assumed thenceforth the name of Paolo instead of that of Cesare which he had received in baptism His precocious learning gained for him before he had completed his twenty fourth year a lectureship in philosophy and theology at Naples and he afterwards taught theology at Rome devoting special attention to homiletics He was not less successful in the practice of sacred eloquence than in teaching its theory His fame as a preacher spread all over Italy although he labored under natural impediments which might have altogether stopped the career of anyone less enthusiastic and resolute In 1620 when he was confessor at Turin to the Princess Isabella of Savoy he was appointed by Pope Paul V to the bishopric of Tortona He held that see for twenty four years ending with his death in 1644 and during that long period he distinguished himself highly not only for his activity in the literature of his profession and for his patronage of literary men but for the earnestness and zeal with which he performed the ordinary duties of his office Arese and Galileo editPaolo Arese was enthused by the celestial discoveries made by Galileo whom he praised for his astonishing scientific achievements Being a non dogmatic Aristotelian philosopher Arese sought to accommodate any possible disagreements between scientific inquiry and traditional religious ideas Nonetheless after the publication of Galileo s Dialogue in 1632 he changed his mind Both Galileo s indisputable heliocentrism and Urban VIII s early persecution prompted Arese to write a lengthy rebuttal of the Copernicanism which he interpolated into the last volume of his own most renown book Le imprese sacre Works editPaolo Arese was a voluminous writer both in Latin and in Italian and left a large number of manuscripts unpublished The following are his published Latin works In Libros Aristotelis de Generatione et de Corruptione Milan 1617 4to De aquae transformatione in Sacrificio Missae Tortona 1622 Antwerp 1628 8vo Constitutio Synodalis Tortona 1623 4to De Cantici Canticorum sensu velitatio bina Milan 1640 4to Velitationes Sex in Apocalypsim Milan 1647 fol His works in Italian are greatly more voluminous and of those in the following list there is hardly any which did not pass through several editions in the course of the seventeenth century An enumeration of editions with fuller details as to the contents of each work will be found in Mazzucchelli Arte di predicar bene Venice 1611 4to his first publication containing the matter of his lectures on homiletics at Rome Imprese sacre con triplicati discorsi illustrate ed arricchite the author s largest and most esteemed work The substance of it was twice published at Verona 1613 and 1615 in one volume 4to Afterwards it was rewritten and enlarged to seven volumes 4to which were published as follows vols I and II at Milan 1621 1625 at Tortona and Venice 1629 vols III IV and V at Tortona 1630 vol VI at Tortona 1634 vol VII at Tortona 1635 To the first book of the first volume the author made an addition called La penna raffilata Milan 1626 fol and as a supplement to the whole work he published an eighth volume of a polemical cast entitled Retroguardia in difesa di se stesso con un trattato dell arte e scienza impresistica Genoa 1640 4to There is a Latin translation of a great part of the Sacre Imprese published at Frankfurt in 1700 1701 and 1702 in three volumes folio Della tribolazione e suoi rimedj Tortona 1624 2 vols 4to Panegirici fatti in diverse occasioni seventeen in number collected into one volume Milan 1644 8vo Guida dell anima orante o sia prattica dell orazione mentale Tortona 1623 References edit a b Gauchat Patritius Patrice 1935 HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV Munster Libraria Regensbergiana p 174 in Latin a b c d e f Bishop Paolo Arese C R Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved November 24 2016External links and additional sources editGuerrini Luigi 2016 Un epilogo imbarazzante Paolo Aresi il sistema copernicano e il Dialogo di Galileo Giornale Critico della Filosofia Italiana 95 1 63 88 The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Vol 3 Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1843 p 333 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Andreu Francisco 1962 ARESE Paolo Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 4 Arconati Bacaredda in Italian Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana ISBN 978 8 81200032 6 Cheney David M Diocese of Tortona Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Chow Gabriel Diocese of Tortona Italy GCatholic org Retrieved June 16 2018 for Chronology of Bishops self published Catholic Church titlesPreceded byCosimo Dossena Bishop of Tortona1620 1644 Succeeded byGiovanni Francesco Fossati Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paolo Arese amp oldid 1175351701, 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