Riccardi, Niccfux), an Italian theologian, was born at (Icnoa in l.')«5. He studied in Spain. joined the Or- der of Dominicans, and in lf',13 was chosen to occupy the chair of theology at Valladolid. He soon became noted as a preacher, and was calh'd to court. Philip HI, iharmed with his elocpuMice, called him a prodigy; from this he was familiarly called // Padre Mostro. In Rome his success was eqiuilly great; he was in fa- \or with rrbnu ATI, who inadi- him professor in the college of .Minerva in 1(12 1, and in 1(;2'.> master of the palace. He died at Koine, May 30, 1(>3!». As a preacher he \va8 characterized by great passionaleness, grandeur of imagery, and vigor ol thought. His writ- ings are, /{ai/ioniinn-nlisopra le l.itaniedi S'ostra Si'/nora (Koine, 1020,2 vols, fol.) :— ///»/o;j(p Concilii Trideiitini
I'inacnhitiK Synopsis (ibid. 1027, lOmo"), and several mi- nor treatises. He hail also gathered materials for sev- eral important works, among them a Comnientarij on the whole Scriptures: — De Christiana Theolo_f/ia,'d vols.: — Adversaria Sacra: — Antiqua Lectiones : — besides his Sermons. See Oldoino, ,4//ifH(Fum Lit/nstiriim ; Ery- thrieus, Pinacotheca ; Echard and Quel if, Hibl. Script. Ord. I'riedicat. ii, 503; Tiraboschi, Storia delta Letter. Ital. viii. — Hocfer, Nouv. hiog. Generate, s. v.
Ricchini, To.m.maso A(;ostin(i, a learned Italian ecclesiastic, was born at Cremona in 1()!)5. At the age of fifteen he entered the Dominican order, devoted him- self to poetry, and jjublished at Milan several religious pieces. He afterwards tauglit theology in the ]>rinciiiMl liouses of his order in Lombardy, ami filled the office of prior at Cremona. Called to Kome in 1740, he became in 1749 secretary of the Congregation of the Index and examiner of the bishops. He enjoyed the favor of Hen- edict XIV, who often made use of his learning in liter- ary work. In 1759 Kicchini became one of the masters of the ])opc's palace. He died at Kome in 1702. Among his immerous works arc, hiFitnere Benedicti XIII (Kome, 1730, 4to) -.-De Vita Vinc.Gotti (ibid. 1742, 8vo) -.—Pa- Iris Moneta- adrersus Catharos et Valdenses (ibid. 1743, fol.); the first edition of this work was accompanied with notes and a life of the author: — De Vita et Cultti B.Alberti Viltaconiensis (ibid. 1784, 8vo): — De Vita ac Rebus Cardinalis Gi-eyorii Barbidici (ibid. 1701, 4to), translated into Italian by Fr. Petroni. See Arisi, Cre- mona Litterata ; Catalan, De Secretario S. Conyr. In- dicis Lib. II. — Iloefer, Xoni: Biog. Generate, s. v.
Ricci, Antonio, called Barbetunga,a. painter of the Neapolitan school, was born at JNIcssina in 1000. He went to Kome and studied nnder Domenichino; in that city he left several tine paintings. On his return to his native country he executed numerous works which now decorate its churches. Among them we mention, the Conversion of St. Pant: — an Ascension: — St. Churtfs Borromeo : — and a very beautiful picture of St.Cecitia in a church in Palermo. See Domenici, Vite de' Pittori Napolitani; Lanzi, Storia Pittorica; Ticozzi, Dizionu- rio ; Guide di Messina; Jlortillaro, Guida di Patermo. — Hocfer, Nouv. Biog. Generate, s. v.
Ricci, Bartolomeo (1), an It.ilian scholar, was born ill Lugo, in Kdmagna, in 1 190. He studied at IJo- logna, Pachia, and Venice, and in the last-named citv had charge of the education of Liiigi Cornaro, after- wards cardinal. He subsequently taught at Kavcnna. His reputation as instructor gained for him in 1,'»9 the |)osition of tutor to Alfonso and Liiigi d' F^ste, sons of the (hike of Ferrara. In 1501 he received from Alfon- so letters of nobility with the title of tordofVeiidina. Kicci wrote with elegance, but his style has been criti- cised as harsh and unequal. He died in 15l>9. His works have been collected into three volumes. Opera (Padua, 1748). See (i. della Casa, Discorso sutla Vila di Ii. Ricci. — Iloefer, Nouv. Biog. Generate, s. v,
Ricci, Bartolomeo (2), an Italian Jesuit, was born at C-isieirid.-irdi). He was master of the novices at Nola and at Kome. afterwards provincial of his order in Sicily. He died at Kome, Jan. 12, 1013. His works are. Vita .lesn Christ i e.r Prani/etiornni Conte.rtn (Kome, 1007, 8vo\ translated into Italian ( iliid. I(i09, 4to) :— Trinmphns Christi Crucifi.ri (Antwerp, 1008, 4to) : — Mo- notessaron Krangeticuin (\\Mwr», 1021, 4to). See Tira- boschi, Storia detlu Letter. I tat. vii. — Iloefer, Nouv. Bioq, Generate, s. v.
Ricci, Lorenzo, an Italian .Tesuit, was born at Florence, Aug. 2, 170.'t. lie was of a noble faniilv, and at a very early age joined the .Society of .lesiis. He was employed in various ways, and finally became sec- retary-general under Luigi Cenliirione. \l the denlli of his superior, Kicci was elected to till his place, JI;iv 21, I7.'(8. Hut there soon arose those difUciilties wliich liimlly destroyed the order. Its members were ban-
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ished from the principal courts of Europe, and Ricci re- ceived from France proposals of reform. To all such he replied haughtily that there was nothing to be re- formed ill the society, SiiU ut sunt, aut nun sint. In January, 17G9, several of the states of Europe solicited the abolishment of the order from Clement XIII. This pope died soon after, aud his successor, Clement XIV, was also appealed to. He fiually yielded, and on July 21, 1773, signed an edict which suppressed the entire order. Kicci, with his assistants, was transferred to the Castle of 8t. Angelo at Rome, where he died Nov. 24, 1775. See Carracioli, Vie du P. Ricci; Ch. Sainte-Foi, Vie du P. Ricci (2 vols. 12mo); Ami de la Religion. — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s. v.