The Reverend Alessandro Gavazzi | |
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| Born | 21 March 1809 |
| Died | 9 January 1889 (aged 79) |
Alessandro Gavazzi (21 March 1809 – 9 January 1889) was an Italian Protestant preacher and patriot. Born a Catholic, he at first became a monk and attached himself to the Barnabites at Naples, where he afterwards acted as professor of rhetoric.[1] He later left the Church and became known as a provocative speaker against Catholicism, touring Europe and the United States. Protests against him broke out in Canada in 1853, causing numerous deaths in the Gavazzi Riots.[2][3]
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gavazzi, Alessandro". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 538.
- ^ Aspinwall, Bernard. "Rev. Alessandro Gavazzi (1808–1889) and Scottish Identity: A Chapter in Nineteenth Century Anti-Catholicism." Recusant History 28#1 (2006): 129-152.
- ^ Horner, Dan. "'Shame upon you as men!': Contesting Authority in the Aftermath of Montreal's Gavazzi Riot." Histoire sociale/social history 44#1 (2011): 29–52.
