Obitius Brixiensis (Obicius Brixiensis/Obicio da Brescia/Obizio da Brescia, fl. 16th cent.) Obitius Brixiensis (Obicius Brixiensis/Obicio da Brescia/Obizio da Brescia, fl. 16th cent.) OFMCap. Italian Capuchin friar, who after an initial career as a secular canon of San Giorgio in Alga [or as a regular canon of San Lorenzo Giustiniano, alias San Giorgio in Alga] joined the Capuchins at Brescia (in the Capuchin Brescia province). Known for his life of mortification. Seven years after his death in 1599 (?) his body was found intact.
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Octavianus Camerani (Octavianus Gamerani/Ottaviano Camerani di Ravenna, d. 1658) Octavianus Camerani (Octavianus Gamerani/Ottaviano Camerani di Ravenna, d. 1658) OFMConv. Italian Convential friar and theologian. First rector of the Vienna order gymnasium and in 1625 the first professor of theology at Vienna University. Shortly afterward, he became the personal theologian of Emperor Ferdinand II. After Ottaviano's return to Italy, he befriended Bartolomeo Mastri, helping him with the edition of his philosophical and theological works. In 1647, Ottaviano wrote a defense of Ma...
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Octavianus Phaernus (Ottaviano Faerno di Cremona, fl. 16th cent.?) Octavianus Phaernus (Ottaviano Faerno di Cremona, fl. 16th cent.?) OFMConv. Italian friar, master of theology, and acknowledged preacher. Paternal uncle of friar Paolo Faerno.
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Octavianus Praeconius (Octavianus de Precono/Octavianus Praeconius Siculus/Ottaviano Praeconio/Octaviano Preconio/Ottaviano Precone/Ottaviano Preconi, 1502-1568) Octavianus Praeconius (Octavianus de Precono/Octavianus Praeconius Siculus/Ottaviano Praeconio/Octaviano Preconio/Ottaviano Precone/Ottaviano Preconi, 1502-1568) OFMConv. Italian friar. Born in Castroreale (Palermo, Sicily) in 1502. He joined the Conventual Franciscans in the Conventual Messina custody. Master of theology, provincial minister (1534-1537 & 1541-1544), counselor and confessor in the courtly circles of Emperor Charles V and Philip II, bishop of Monopoli (1548, nominated by Paul II...
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Octavianus Praeconius Junior (Ottaviano Praeconio, 1544-1587) Octavianus Praeconius Junior (Ottaviano Praeconio, 1544-1587) OFMConv. Italian friar (nephew of Octavianus Praeconius, Archbishop of Palermo), master of theology, chaplain of Philip II of Spain, and Bishop of Cefalù (1584-1587).
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Octavianus de Neapoli (Ottaviano da Napoli/Ottaviano Orsi, d. 1607) Octavianus de Neapoli (Ottaviano da Napoli/Ottaviano Orsi, d. 1607) OFMCap. Italian friar from the noble Orsi family. Was already well-versed in civil and canon law when he joined the order at the age of 26 in the Caserta fairy, making his solem profession on 12 October 1587. Following studies in theology. He became active as a preacher. He died relatively young, due to a severe illness, at the age of 46.
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Octavius Spatarius de Incisa (Ottaviano Spatari, d. 1626) Octavius Spatarius de Incisa (Ottaviano Spatari, d. 1626) OFM. Italian friar from the Tuscany province. General definitor and provincial minister, public lector of speculative and moral theology in Tuscany, Lombardy, France and Germany, as well as in Rome. General preacher and theological consultant for Duke Cosmo II of Tuscany.
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Octavius Strambiatus (Ottaviano Strambiati da Ravenna, ca. 1524-1596) Octavius Strambiatus (Ottaviano Strambiati da Ravenna, ca. 1524-1596) OFMConv. Italian friar. Philosopher and magister theologiae . Taught as regent at Bologna (1562, and around that time also active for his order at the Council of Trent), at the Collegium S. Bonaventurae and the Arciginnasio in Rome between 1587 and 1589. In between, he taught metaphysics at the universities of Chieri, Mondovì and Turin around 1574. For more information about his life and activities see Franchini.
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Octavius Strambiatus Junior (Ottavio Strambiati/Ottaviano Strambiati da Ravenna, d. 1629) Octavius Strambiatus Junior (Ottavio Strambiati/Ottaviano Strambiati da Ravenna, d. 1629) OFMConv. Italian friar. Nephew of Ottaviano Strambiati (d. 1596). Lector of philosophy (esp. metaphysics), as well as regent of the Franciscan theological seminaries of Rimini, Cesena and Assisi. He taught philosophy (‘in via Scoti’) at the University of Padua for 20 years (1607-1628), and wrote several treatises of moral theology.
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Octavius Worst (Octavius Worst van Amsterdam, d. 1671 ) Octavius Worst (Octavius Worst van Amsterdam, d. 1671 ) OFMCap. Dutch Capuchin friar from Amsterdam, and member of the Flemish province. Theologian and preacher. He prepared at least ten volumes of sermon collections and related treatises for publication, several of of them, including anti-Jansenist and anti-Calvinist treatises did not reach the printing press. He died in Bruges (Brugge) on 18 or 22 November 1671.
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