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abbey was again burned down. Abbot Johann Bap- posed the famous Roman Catechism, "Catechismus tist Murr (1705-32) founded in 1724 the g^rmnasium at Romanus vulgo dictus ex decreto Concilii Tridentini Meran, still administered by the monks of Marienber^. compositus et Pii V jussu editus *' (Rome, 1566). He Abbot Pacidus Zobel (1782-1815) compiled a chrom- was also a member of the commission of theologians ole of the abbots. In 1807 Marienberg was dissolved appointed by Pius V to prepare a new and improved by the Bavarian government, but was again restored edition of the Breviary (1568) and of the Missal (1570). by Emperor Francis II inr, 1816. In the nineteenth By order of Pius IV he revised also the Rules and Con- century the followingwell-known scholars were monks stitutions of the Bamabite Order, of Marienberg: (1) Beda Weber (1798-1858), from Qvimr-EcBAMD, Script. Ord, Prod., U, 228: Touron.
noted as historian, homilist, gifted poet, and energetic i, 696; II, 69, 98, 276.
Driest; member of the Academy in Munich and (g) Tommaso Marini, grand-nephew of the forego-
Vienna; (2) Albert Jfiger (1801-91^, professor of his- -^^^ ^ate of birth unknown; d. 1635 at Naples. He
tory at Innsbruck, jprmnasium director at Meimi, was of an exceptionaUy reUgious family, of which three
from 1851 professor m Vienna and memb«r of the ^^^ entered the Order of St. Dominic and four daugh-
Academy; (3) Pius Zmgerle (1801-81), professor m ters took the religious habit. Tommaso, the eldest
Meran, in 1862 prof^r at tiie Sapienza m Rome, ^^^^ ^is novitiate and studies in the Minerva convent
^^u'^P^ a • rJ^^^^^'^^'^^^J^^^f®^ at Rome. In 1608 he was made master of sacred theol-
authonty on Syrian hterature. The monastery ha? ^gy ^nd was assigned the chair of that science in his
now 52 inembers (40 pnests). Apart from the gym- convent. He was secretary at three general chapters
nasium at Meran it has the care of four parisnes. ^f ^x.^ ordpr In Ifil 1 Ha hAAAmA unritLn i€\ t ho ffpnpml
GoswiN. Chivnik des Stiftes M.. ed. Schwitzer in TirolUche ^JuK^k^TuV^ V\>J^!i ^ Decame «0CIU« tO the genem
OeMhichuqueUen. II (Innabruck, 1880); Goswin. Urbare, ed. With the title of Provincial of the Holy Land. In 1615
BoHwrrzKR, ibid.. Ill (1891): Sxdlbr, Mntuier-Tuberia, eine and 1622 he Was defimtor at the chapters of Bologna
^^^TK^ i?^V£S? m JoArftucA far Schweueritche Qt^ch., ^nd MUan respectively, and in 1618 was appointed
XXXI (Zurich. 1906). 207-348. j^^^^^ LoFFLER. "^^"^^^ ^^^ ^^^ German and Bohemian, and in 1634 for
the Sicilian, provinces. In 1623 and 1624 he was vicar --,., ^, V - -xjLiOf the Roman provinces, in which he succeeded in
Marini (pEMARiNis), name of an ancient and noble introducmg a severer diswplme.
family of the Repubhc of Genoa, distinguished ahke m Mon. OrdTPrad. Hitt., XI. lbs. 161. 186. 239. 304. 319. 321,
the Island of Chios, one of its dependencies, where it 350; XII. 352.
possessed many beautiful and valuable estates. Be- (3) Giovanni Baptista Marini. brother of the fore- sides giving to the Church one pope, Urban VTI, it going, b. 28 Nov., 1 597, at Rome ,d. there, 6 May, 1669. adorned the Dominican Order with several eminent He entered the Domimcan order at the age of sixteen, theologians and distinguished religious. and, after his religious profession, studied philosophy (1) Leonardo Marini. archbishop, b. 1509 on the and theology at the universities of Salamanca and Al- island of Chios, in the iEgean Sea; d. 11 June, 1573, cald. On the completion of these he returned to Rome, at Rome. He entered the order in his native place, taught theology at the Minerva convent, obtain^ the and, after his religious profession, made his studies in degree of Master of Theology, and was appointed by the Convent of Genoa with great distinction, obtaining Urban VIII in 1628 secretary of the Congregation of finally the degree of Master of Sacred Theology. He the Index. In the long conscientious management of was a man of deep spirituality, and was esteemed the this office he received not a little abuse from censured most eloquent of contemporary orators and preachers, authors, being especially persecuted by the learned Paul III, recognizing his piety and extraordinary ex- but bitter opponent of the Index, Theophilus Ray- ecutive ability, decided to choose him as coadjutor naud, S.J., who, in the pseudonymous work "De im- with the right of succession to the Bishopric of Peru- munitate Cyriacorum («c. the Dominicans) a censura giaj but death frustrated his plans. On 5 March, 1550. diatribae Petri a Valleclausa ", published a pungent Julius III created him titular Bishop of Laodicea and satire replete with personal invectives agamst the administrator of the Diocese of Mantua. In 1553 he Dominicans, the alleged controlling element of the was appointed papal nuncio to the court of Charles V Inquisition and the Index, but prinapally against the of Spam, where, by his fearless defence of the rights secretary of the latter. The work was condemned on and authority of the Holy See, he effected a complete 20 June, 1662. On 17 Nov., 1664, a similar fate befell adjustment of the religious troubles of the country, two works published by Dominicans in reply to Ray- On 26 Feb., 1562, Pius IV elevated him to the metro- naud and in defence of themselves, the Index, and its politan See of Lanciano, and the same year, at the secretary. The first of these was that of Vincent request of Cardinal Hercules Gonza^, appomted him Baron, "Apologia pro sacra Congregatione Indids papal legate to the Council of Trent, m all the delibera- ejusque secretanoac Dominicanis " (Rome, 1662), the tions of which he took a prominent part. On the ter- other that of John Casalas, " Candor lilii seu Ordo FF. raination of the council, after visitmg his archdiocese, Prsedicatorum a calumniis et contumeliis Petri a Val- he was sent to the court of Maximilian II to adjust cer- leclausa vindicatus " (Paris, 1664). During his office tain ecclesiastical matters, and, on his return the pope as secretary he providM for the publication of " Index determined to raise him to the cardinalate, but death Ubrorum prohibitorum cum decretis omnibus a S. prevented him from carrying out his plans. Marini Congregatione emanatis post indicemClementis VIII". now resigned his diocesan duties and retired to the jn 1650 he was elected general of the order, which castle of his brother to combat by pen and prayer the office he held till his death. At the request of Alex- errors of the reformers. Pius V, however not slow in ander VII, he composed also a " Tractatus de Concep- recogmzmg his bnlliant talents, appointed him to the tione B. M. Virginis ", which still remains unpublished. See of Alba and made him Apostohc Visitor of twenty- Qotnr-EcHARD. Script. Ord. Prcsd.. 11. 661, 615; Afon. Ord, five dioceses, a proof of the anxiety of the pontiff to Prod, Hist., XII. 126, 276, 375; Der Katholik, I (1864), 433. carry into effect the Tridentine reforms. In 1572 he (4) Domexico Marini, theologian and brother of was sent by Gregory XIII on a mission to Philip II of the two preceding, b. 21 Oct., 1599, at Rome; d. 20 Spain and Sebastian of Portu^l to secure from these June, 1669, at Avignon. On 2 Feb., 1615. he followed monarchs a renewal of their alliance against the Turks, his two brothers into the Dominican oraer, where he His mission was successful. He returned to Rome to soon became noted for his piety and learning. Having be elevated to the cardinalate, but died two days after filched his acadeinic stuaies m Rome, he was sent for his return. By order of the pope and the Council of his theological studies to the universities of Salamanca Trent, Marini, with the assistance of two of his breth- and AlcaU. On his return to Rome, he was assigned ren, Egidio Foscarari and Francesco Foreiro, com- the chair of theology in the Minerva convent, but, lean^
