Antonio Possevino

Antonio Possevino (10 July 1533 – 26 February 1611) was a Jesuit protagonist of Counter-Reformation, serving as a papal diplomat, Jesuit controversialist, polemicist, encyclopedist, and bibliographer. Quotes about Antonio Possevino Antonio Possevinus represented the literary, scientific, and diplomatic type of Jesuit, performing important political missions, establishing schools of science and letters, and applying himself to diplomatic protocols and classical authors with equal assiduity. Had he not met with insurmountable difficulties in Sweden and Russia, and in negotiating the treaties between Poland and the empire, he would have left a still deeper trace on the political history of the Church and of Europe. Umberto Benigni, Antonius Possevinus (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1553 births Category:People from Lombardy Category:Catholics from Italy Category:Clergy from Italy Category:Jesuits Category:1611 deaths