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from the book," Christianity in India: ITS TRUE FACE.
12 founder of the madurai mission-R9ber5 De Nobili.
Dr. S.Rajamanickam,S.J., Ph.D.
fr. S.Rajamanickam is a retured professor of tamil, madras and madurai University Colleges. he scored his doctorate with a thesis on " Robert de Nobili- the oriental scholar ". He is currentlyDirector of the " DE NOBILI ISTITUTE", Loyola college, Madras.
this book was published almost 40 years ago.
father rovert de nobili was born in rome in september 1577, a memorable year for tamil, because it was in that year that the first printed tamil book appeared thanks to the Spanish jesuit brotger,Juan Gonsalves, who succeeded in malimg malavar(tamil) printing press, working diligently with his own hands at the cost of great labour.' pier francesco de nobilu,de nobili's father, was Count Covitella and a general of the papal army. After the victory of lepanto he married Clarice cioli, a Romam lady and settled in Rome, though his ancestral home was at Mobte Pulciano, where nobilu's patron and relative, st.rober5 bellarmine was also born de nobility uncle was the famous cardinal Robert de nobili, whose name he bore, while his cousin was cardinal storage.thrre were two popes inbthe family,Julius lll and Gregory Xlll. since the famiky was well placed both in the Church and in the State, De Nobili had a brilliant career before him. he abandoned all that and in spite of stiff opposition joined the society of jesus, after the death if his father and chose the Madurai Mission for his future Ministry. to those who opposed his voxation his onky answer was' when God calls, no human consideration should stop us.'
8jst was thinking of the youth of today.both boys and girls, how mant of them are able to recognise the call of jesus in their lives?bith for little matters and big matters in their lives.
have a blessed day!
from the book," Christianity in India: ITS TRUE FACE.
12 founder of the madurai mission-R9ber5 De Nobili.
Dr. S.Rajamanickam,S.J., Ph.D.
fr. S.Rajamanickam is a retured professor of tamil, madras and madurai University Colleges. he scored his doctorate with a thesis on " Robert de Nobili- the oriental scholar ". He is currentlyDirector of the " DE NOBILI ISTITUTE", Loyola college, Madras.
this book was published almost 40 years ago.
father rovert de nobili was born in rome in september 1577, a memorable year for tamil, because it was in that year that the first printed tamil book appeared thanks to the Spanish jesuit brotger,Juan Gonsalves, who succeeded in malimg malavar(tamil) printing press, working diligently with his own hands at the cost of great labour.' pier francesco de nobilu,de nobili's father, was Count Covitella and a general of the papal army. After the victory of lepanto he married Clarice cioli, a Romam lady and settled in Rome, though his ancestral home was at Mobte Pulciano, where nobilu's patron and relative, st.rober5 bellarmine was also born de nobility uncle was the famous cardinal Robert de nobili, whose name he bore, while his cousin was cardinal storage.thrre were two popes inbthe family,Julius lll and Gregory Xlll. since the famiky was well placed both in the Church and in the State, De Nobili had a brilliant career before him. he abandoned all that and in spite of stiff opposition joined the society of jesus, after the death if his father and chose the Madurai Mission for his future Ministry. to those who opposed his voxation his onky answer was' when God calls, no human consideration should stop us.'
8jst was thinking of the youth of today.both boys and girls, how mant of them are able to recognise the call of jesus in their lives?bith for little matters and big matters in their lives.
have a blessed day!
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