Agostino Borromeo

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Agostino Borromeo
Born 24 January 1944
Nationality Italian
Alma mater Sapienza University of Rome
Occupation General Governor of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher
Title Professor of History
Spouse(s) Beatrice
Children 3

Agostino Borromeo (born 24 January 1944 in Oreno, Milan, Italy) is an Italian professor and historian, General Governor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Education

He studied political science at Sapienza University of Rome. He also completed his musical studies in piano, organ and organ composition.[1]

Career

He is an author of over 180 publications on the religious history of Southern Europe, musicology and musical criticism.

He is an internationally acclaimed expert on the history of the Inquisition.[2][3][4] In October 1998, following the opening of the archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith he coordinated the organization of an international symposium on the history of Inquisition held in the Vatican.[5] He was a Catholic commentator for the PBS television series Secret Files of the Inquisition.[6][7]

He is also well known in the history of international relations in modern times and religious history of Spain.[8][9]

He teaches Modern and Contemporary History of the Catholic Church and other Christian confessions at his alma mater, Sapienza University of Rome, and gives annual courses on the History of Christianity and of the Churches at the prestigious private university Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, Rome.[10]

Since 1992 president of the Italian Institute of Iberian Studies.[1]

Since 2006 President of the "Don Giuseppe de Luca" Association, an institution for the research in the field of religious history.[11]

Catholic church

Borromeo is an active catholic for many years. As a young man, he participated in the Catholic Scout Movement. In 1993 he was elected a president an international Catholic association Circolo di Roma, founded in 1949, which gathers foreign diplomats accredited to the Holy See.[12] In 2002 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences.[13][14] He is a Vice president of Italian National Union for the Transport of the Sick to Lourdes and International Shrines (Unitalsi).[15][16]

Order of the Holy Sepulcher

Borromeo has been a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre since 1985. From 1995 to 2002 he served as a Member of the Grand Magisterium. From 2002 to 2004 he was the Orders' Chancellor.[17]

In 2009 Cardinal John Patrick Foley Grand Master of the Order appointed him General Governor.[17]

Honors

In 1988 he became an Academic Correspondent of the Real Academia de la Historia.[18]

In 1992 he was made an Academic Correspondent of the Academia Portuguesa da História (Portuguese Academy of History, Lisbon).

Knight Grand Cross of Justice of Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.[19]

Since 2000 he is a member of the Italian Musicology Association (Società Italiana di Musicologia).[20]

In 2002 he was awarded Order of Saint Januarius.

In 2017 he became Knight Grand Cross of the First Class of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Personal life

He comes from an aristocratic Borromeo family. He is married to Beatrice Gonzalez de la Bastida Vergas, and they have 3 children.[21] He likes playing tennis, skiing and taking pictures.[1]

Notable works

Borromeo has hundreds publications, both as an author and an editor.

  • Spain in Italy: Politics, Society, and Religion 1500-1700. Edited by Thomas James Dandelet, John A. Marino, American Academy in Rome, 2006. ISBN 9004154299, ISBN 978-9004154292
  • L' inquisizione : atti del simposio internazionale : Città del Vaticano, 29-31 ottobre 1998. By Agostino Borromeo. Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 2003. ISBN 8821007618 9788821007613
  • Storia religiosa della Spagna. Agostino Borromeo. Milano,Centro Ambrosiano,1998. ISBN 8880251791 9788880251798
  • La Valtellina crocevia dell'Europa : politica e religione nell'età della Guerra dei trent'anni. By Agostino Borromeo; Quintín Aldea. Milano: Mondadori, 1998. OCLC Number: 954608350

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Message from the new Governor General, Agostino Borromeo" (PDF). Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. № XIV: 4–5. March 2009.
  2. ↑ Arie, Sophie (2004-06-15). "Historians say Inquisition wasn't that bad". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Alessandra (1998-10-31). "Vatican Is Investigating the Inquisition, in Secret". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  4. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Europe | Vatican 'dispels Inquisition myths'". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Balanced History of the Inquisition Is Possible, Says Expert – ZENIT – English". zenit.org. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Facing the Inquisition: A pope seeks pardon". America Magazine. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  7. ↑ Feore, Colm; Lea, Ron; Rice, Nick; Bhaneja, Raoul (2000-01-01), Secret Files of the Inquisition, retrieved 2017-05-18
  8. ↑ Dandelet, Thomas James; Marino, John A.; Rome, American Academy in (2007). Spain in Italy: Politics, Society, and Religion 1500-1700. BRILL. ISBN 9004154299.
  9. ↑ Reger, William (2016-03-03). The Limits of Empire: European Imperial Formations in Early Modern World History: Essays in Honor of Geoffrey Parker. Routledge. ISBN 9781317025337.
  10. ↑ "Gli scheletri della Santa Inquisizione". Carmilla on line. 2005-02-22. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  11. ↑ Pellicanò, Alfredo. "Regione Calabria - Il Presidente Scopelliti ha ricevuto il Governatore Generale dell'Ordine Equestre del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme". www.regione.calabria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  12. ↑ "The Cardinal Grand Master's conference to the diplomats of the Circolo di Roma" (PDF). Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. N° XXXI: 7. June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Current members of the committee for Historical Sciences". www.historia.va. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  14. ↑ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  15. ↑ "Giornata del malato, l'Unitalsi si prepara al tradizionale pellegrinaggio a Lourdes". www.news.va. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  16. ↑ "4th International Meeting of Hospitaliers - Lourdes 6th, 7th and 8th December 2013 | Lourdes". en.lourdes-france.org. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  17. 1 2 "Message from the Cardinal Grand Master" (PDF). Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. XIII: 2. January 2009.
  18. ↑ "Académicos Correspondientes extranjeros - Real Academia de la Historia". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  19. ↑ "05/01/2009 (Roma) Il Conte Agostino Borromeo ..." www.constantinianorder.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "La Cappella musicale nell'Italia della Controriforma". www.sidm.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  21. ↑ "Genealogy of noble Borromeo family". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pier Luigi Parola		 General Governor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
2009 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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