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{{Short description|Italian theologian}}
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[[File:Pantheologia, ms van Kruisherenklooster Maastricht 1470 (UB Groningen, ms. 18) - 1.jpg|thumb|Giordano's ''Pantheologia'' (written early 14th c, this manuscript from 1470)]]
[[File:Pantheologia, ms van Kruisherenklooster Maastricht 1470 (UB Groningen, ms. 18) - 1.jpg|thumb|Giordano's ''Pantheologia'' (written early 14th c, this manuscript from 1470)]]
[[Beatification|Blessed]] '''Jordan of Pisa''' (or '''Giordano da Pisa''') (''[[Circa|c.]]'' 1255 – 19 August 1311) was a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] theologian and preacher, the first whose vernacular [[Italian language|Italian]] sermons are preserved. His ''cultus'' was confirmed on 23 August 1833 by [[Pope Gregory XVI]] and he was [[beatified]] in 1838; his day is either March 6 or August 19. His [[relics]] are in the church of [[Santa Caterina (Pisa)|Santa Caterina in Pisa]].
'''Jordan of Pisa''' (Italian ''Giordano da Pisa''), also called '''Jordan of Rivalto''' (''Giordano da Rivalto'', {{circa}} 1255 – 19 August 1311), was a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] theologian and the first preacher whose vernacular [[Italian language|Italian]] sermons are preserved. His ''cultus'' was confirmed on 23 August 1833 by [[Pope Gregory XVI]] and he was [[beatified]] in 1838; his day is either March 6 or August 19. His [[relics]] are in the church of [[Santa Caterina (Pisa)|Santa Caterina in Pisa]].


==Life==
Jordan was born in the mid thirteenth century at [[Pisa]]. He was educated at Pisa and then [[University of Paris|Paris]] in the late 1270s, where he received his bachelor's in theology. He went on to join the Dominican house there in 1280. He returned to Pisa in 1280, where he lived as one of the brothers at the convent of Santa Caterina.<ref name=silli>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90796 Silli, Antonino. "Beato Giordano da Pisa", Santi e Beati, May 14, 2007]</ref> At Pisa he founded the Confraternity of the Holy Redeemer, whose constitution survives, and several others, whose do not.
Jordan was born in the mid thirteenth century at [[Pisa]]. He was educated at Pisa and then [[University of Paris|Paris]] in the late 1270s, where he received his bachelor's in theology. He went on to join the Dominican house there in 1280. He returned to Pisa in 1280, where he lived as one of the brothers at the convent of Santa Caterina.<ref name=silli>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90796 Silli, Antonino. "Beato Giordano da Pisa", Santi e Beati, May 14, 2007]</ref> At Pisa he founded the Confraternity of the Holy Redeemer, whose constitution survives, and several others.


Jordan continued his studies at the [[University of Bologna]] and lived in Paris from 1285 to 1288, before returning to Pisa.
Jordan continued his studies at the [[University of Bologna]] and lived in Paris from 1285 to 1288, before returning to Pisa.
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Jordan was renowned for his knowledge, especially of the [[breviary]], [[missal]], the [[Bible]], and its marginal notes, and the second half of the ''[[Summa Theologica|Summa Theologiae]]'', all of which he had memorised, according to the chronicle of the Dominican convent of Pisa.<ref name=silli/>
Jordan was renowned for his knowledge, especially of the [[breviary]], [[missal]], the [[Bible]], and its marginal notes, and the second half of the ''[[Summa Theologica|Summa Theologiae]]'', all of which he had memorised, according to the chronicle of the Dominican convent of Pisa.<ref name=silli/>


Jordan studied the use of preaching for evangelisation. Following a new custom just coming then into vogue, he preached in the vernacular. His [[Tuscan language|Tuscan]] was reputedly versatile and musical, but never elaborate or ornate.<ref name=Dominicana>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xrQOAAAAIAAJ&dq=Jordan+of+Pisa&pg=PA108 "Blessed Jordan of Pisa", ''Dominicana: A Magazine of Catholic Literature'', Vol. 3, Dominican College, 1902, p. 108]</ref>
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In 1311 the [[Master of the Order of Preachers|Master General]] [[Aymericus Giliani]] appointed him professor of theology at the [[friary]] of Saint James in Paris, to deliver his reading of the [[Peter Lombard|Lombard's]] ''[[Sentences]]'' and obtain his master's degree, but he died at [[Piacenza]] on the journey.


Jordan studied the use of preaching for evangelisation. He pioneered the use of the [[Tuscan language]] for preaching and lecturing, which helped establish it as the foremost among the vernaculars of Italy. His Tuscan was reputedly versatile and musical, but never elaborate or ornate. At Florence he would reportedly preach five times a day, walking about, both indoors and out, followed by a crowd of listeners as he developed his topic. During his lengthy sermons his friend and disciple, [[Silvester of Valdiseve]], sometimes sat near the pulpit with wine to refresh him. Some of his listeners took notes that have survived. His preaching was said to have a positive effect on Florentine public life and morality by its emphasis on sound (i.e. [[Thomistic]]) doctrine, Christian living, and perseverance. What he had to say would have sounded dry in [[Latin]], but significantly, no Latin sermons by Jordan have survived.
At Florence he would reportedly preach five times a day, walking about, both indoors and out, followed by a crowd of listeners as he developed his topic.<ref name=Dominicana/> During his lengthy sermons his friend and disciple, [[Silvester of Valdiseve]], sometimes sat near the pulpit with wine to refresh him. Some of his listeners took notes that have survived. His preaching was said to have a positive effect on Florentine public life and morality by its emphasis on sound [[Thomistic]] doctrine, Christian living, and perseverance.

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In 1311 the [[Master of the Order of Preachers|Master General]] [[Aymericus Giliani]] appointed him professor of theology at the [[friary]] of Saint James in Paris, to deliver his reading of the [[Peter Lombard|Lombard's]] ''[[Sentences]]'' and obtain his master's degree, but he died at [[Piacenza]] on the journey.<ref name=Dominicana/>


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* {{DBI|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giordano-da-pisa_(Dizionario-Biografico)|first=Carlo|last=Delcorno|title=GIORDANO da Pisa|volume=55}}
*Smalley, Beryl. Review of Carlo Delcorno, ''Giordano da Pisa e l'antica predicazione volgare'' (Florence: Olschki, 1975). ''[[The English Historical Review]]'', '''91''':359 (1976), pp.&nbsp;412&ndash;413.
*Smalley, Beryl. Review of Carlo Delcorno, ''Giordano da Pisa e l'antica predicazione volgare'' (Florence: Olschki, 1975). ''[[The English Historical Review]]'', '''91''':359 (1976), pp.&nbsp;412&ndash;413.
*John Cumming, ed. ''Butler's Lives of the Saints, VIII: August''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 1998. <small>{{ISBN|0-86012-257-3}}</small>.
*John Cumming, ed. ''Butler's Lives of the Saints, VIII: August''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 1998. <small>{{ISBN|0-86012-257-3}}</small>.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724055133/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintj65.htm Blessed Jordan of Pisa] at Patron Saints Index
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724055133/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintj65.htm Blessed Jordan of Pisa] at Patron Saints Index
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 12 September 2024

Blessed

Jordan of Pisa

OP
Priest
Bornc 1255
Pisa, Italy
Died19 August 1311
Piacenza, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Dominican Order)
Beatified23 August 1833, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Gregory XVI
Giordano's Pantheologia (written early 14th c, this manuscript from 1470)

Jordan of Pisa (Italian Giordano da Pisa), also called Jordan of Rivalto (Giordano da Rivalto, c. 1255 – 19 August 1311), was a Dominican theologian and the first preacher whose vernacular Italian sermons are preserved. His cultus was confirmed on 23 August 1833 by Pope Gregory XVI and he was beatified in 1838; his day is either March 6 or August 19. His relics are in the church of Santa Caterina in Pisa.

Life

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Jordan was born in the mid thirteenth century at Pisa. He was educated at Pisa and then Paris in the late 1270s, where he received his bachelor's in theology. He went on to join the Dominican house there in 1280. He returned to Pisa in 1280, where he lived as one of the brothers at the convent of Santa Caterina.[1] At Pisa he founded the Confraternity of the Holy Redeemer, whose constitution survives, and several others.

Jordan continued his studies at the University of Bologna and lived in Paris from 1285 to 1288, before returning to Pisa. He preached and taught variously at Siena, Viterbo, and Perugia before eventually moving to Florence, in which area he was a widely respected preacher, eventually being appointed by the provincial chapter at Rieti as a lector in the church of Santa Maria Novella in 1305. He held that post for the next three years, and contributed greatly to its esteem. In 1301, he attended a general meeting of the order held in Cologne, Germany.[1]

Jordan was renowned for his knowledge, especially of the breviary, missal, the Bible, and its marginal notes, and the second half of the Summa Theologiae, all of which he had memorised, according to the chronicle of the Dominican convent of Pisa.[1]

Jordan studied the use of preaching for evangelisation. Following a new custom just coming then into vogue, he preached in the vernacular. His Tuscan was reputedly versatile and musical, but never elaborate or ornate.[2]

At Florence he would reportedly preach five times a day, walking about, both indoors and out, followed by a crowd of listeners as he developed his topic.[2] During his lengthy sermons his friend and disciple, Silvester of Valdiseve, sometimes sat near the pulpit with wine to refresh him. Some of his listeners took notes that have survived. His preaching was said to have a positive effect on Florentine public life and morality by its emphasis on sound Thomistic doctrine, Christian living, and perseverance.

In 1311 the Master General Aymericus Giliani appointed him professor of theology at the friary of Saint James in Paris, to deliver his reading of the Lombard's Sentences and obtain his master's degree, but he died at Piacenza on the journey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Silli, Antonino. "Beato Giordano da Pisa", Santi e Beati, May 14, 2007
  2. ^ a b c "Blessed Jordan of Pisa", Dominicana: A Magazine of Catholic Literature, Vol. 3, Dominican College, 1902, p. 108

Bibliography

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  • Delcorno, Carlo (2000). "GIORDANO da Pisa". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 55: Ginammi–Giovanni da Crema (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
  • Smalley, Beryl. Review of Carlo Delcorno, Giordano da Pisa e l'antica predicazione volgare (Florence: Olschki, 1975). The English Historical Review, 91:359 (1976), pp. 412–413.
  • John Cumming, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints, VIII: August. Continuum International Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN 0-86012-257-3.
  • Blessed Jordan of Pisa at Patron Saints Index
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