1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
AQUAVIVA, CLAUDIO (1542-1615), fifth general of the Jesuits, the youngest son of the duke d'Altri. was born at Naples. He joined the Jesuits at Rome in 1 567, and his high administrative AQUEDUCT gifts marked him out for the highest posts. He was soon nominated provincial of Naples and then of Rome; and during this office he offered to join the Jesuit mission to England that set out under Robert Parsons (q.v.) in the spring of 1580. The following year, being then only thirty-seven years old, he was elected, by a la…
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