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Giovanni Pietro Maffei
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Giovanni Pietro Maffei (1533–1603), also anglicized as John Peter Maffei, was an Italian Jesuit and author.[1] He wrote a life of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and also wrote about the activities of the Society in the Orient.[1]
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![]() Orator Giovan Pietro Maffei by Giovanni Battista Moroni | |
Born | 1533 ![]() |
Died | 20 October 1603 ![]() |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Historian, writer, university teacher ![]() |
Employer | |
Works | Historiarum Indicarum libri XVI (1585) De vita et moribus Ignatii Loiolae libri III (1585) |
Movement | Renaissance |
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