The Rev. Fra Fulgenzio Manfredi OFM | |
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| Born | Ludovico c. 1560 Venice, Italy |
| Died | 1610 Campo de' Fiori, Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Fra Fulgentio, Il Manfredi |
| Occupation(s) | Order of Friars Minor, writer, preacher |
| Known for | Execution for heresy |
Fulgenzio Manfredi, OFM (Venice, c. 1560 – Rome, 5 July 1610), or Fra Fulgenzio, was a Franciscan friar, an observant minor, and active preacher in Venice from 1594. During the Venetian Interdict imposed by Pope Paul V, he gained particular prominence for his anti-Roman sermons, preaching against papal regulation of religious orders in the Venetian republic.
He was a colleague of the famous theologian and scholar Paolo Sarpi in the defence of the Venetian Republic in its struggle against the Curia.[1][2] Manfredi was tried by the Roman Inquisition, declared a relapsed heretic, and sentenced to be burnt.[3] He was executed in the Campo di Fiore, in Rome.
- ^ Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Vol. 12, 1610-1613;July 3rd 1610, 1-15, n.1
- ^ Rev. R. Gibbings Were Heretics Ever Burned Alive at Rome? p.3
- ^ Martinez, Alberto A. (1 October 2016). "Giordano Bruno and the heresy of many worlds". Annals of Science. 73 (4): 345–374. doi:10.1080/00033790.2016.1193627. ISSN 0003-3790. PMID 27607442. S2CID 25425481.