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Dec 01, 1611 Brez, Trentino South Tyrol, Italy Died on 06 Dec 1686 (aged 75)
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About Nicola Avancini
- Nicola Avancini (1 December 1611 – 6 December 1686) was an Italian Jesuit cleric and ascetical writer. Avancini was born in the Tyrol.
- He entered the Society of Jesus in 1627, and for some years held the chair of rhetoric and philosophy at University of Graz, and subsequently that of theology at Vienna.
- He was rector of the Colleges of Passau, Vienna, and Graz, Provincial of the Austrian Province, Visitor of Bohemia, and at his death Assistant for the German Provinces of the Society. In the midst of these duties he published works on philosophy, theology, and sacred literature.
- His Meditations on the Life and Doctrines of Jesus Christ has maintained some popularity.
- This work, originality in Latin, was translated into the principal European languages and went through many editions.
- The English version in use contains much additional matter drawn from the works of other authors.
- But these meditations, in their simple as well as their extended form, have assisted in the task of daily meditation. Avancini was also the author of sermons and a large number of dramas, suitable for presentation by college students.
