Ignatius of Jesus

Father
Ignatius of Jesus
Ignàzio di Gesù
Born1596
Sorbolongo, Pesaro
Died21 February 1667
Rome
Occupation(s)Friar and missionary
Years active1629–1664
Known forWritings on Mandaeism and the Persian language
ReligionChristianity
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Ordained27 February 1623
Writings
  • Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis (1652)
  • Grammatica linguae persicae (1661)

Ignatius of Jesus (Italian: Ignàzio di Gesù, born Carlo Leonelli; 1596, Sorbolongo, Pesaro – 21 February 1667, Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Lebanon for 35 years.[1] He is best known for writing the first Western scholarly work on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis ("Narration of the Origin, the Rituals, and the Errors of the Christians of St. John") (1652).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ignàzio di Gesù". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lupieri was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Flannery, John M. (2013-01-01). "The Catholic Missions to the 'St John Christians'". The Mission of the Portuguese Augustinians to Persia and Beyond (1602-1747). Leiden: Brill. pp. 149–184. doi:10.1163/9789004247703_008.