Fulgenzio Manfredi

The Rev.
Fra Fulgenzio Manfredi
OFM
Born
Ludovico

c. 1560
Venice, Italy
Died1610
Campo de' Fiori, Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesFra Fulgentio, Il Manfredi
Occupation(s)Order of Friars Minor, writer, preacher
Known forExecution 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.

  1. ^ Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Vol. 12, 1610-1613;July 3rd 1610, 1-15, n.1
  2. ^ Rev. R. Gibbings Were Heretics Ever Burned Alive at Rome? p.3
  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.

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