Rodolfo Acquaviva
Akbar, Claudio Acquaviva, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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Rodolfo Acquaviva ( Atri, Abruzzi, October 2, 1550; Cuncolim, Goa, July 25, 1583) Italian Jesuit missionary to India, at the court of Akbar the Great, 1580 1583; Martyred, 1583; Blessed, 1893. Son of Giangirolamo Acquaviva, 10th Duke of Atri, great-grandson of Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, condottiere and man of letters, Rodolfo (also Ridolfo, Rudolfo) belonged to a powerful and illustrious family of Germanic origin settled in the Kingdom of Naples since the twelfth century. Inspired by the example of his uncle Claudio Acquaviva who joined the Society of Jesus in 1567 and ruled it as 5th General of...
Rodolfo Acquaviva ( Atri, Abruzzi, October 2, 1550; Cuncolim, Goa, July 25, 1583) Italian Jesuit missionary to India, at the court of Akbar the Great, 1580 1583; Martyred, 1583; Blessed, 1893. Son of Giangirolamo Acquaviva, 10th Duke of Atri, great-grandson of Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, condottiere and man of letters, Rodolfo (also Ridolfo, Rudolfo) belonged to a powerful and illustrious family of Germanic origin settled in the Kingdom of Naples since the twelfth century. Inspired by the example of his uncle Claudio Acquaviva who joined the Society of Jesus in 1567 and ruled it as 5th General of the Jesuits between 1581 and 1615, he became a novice at Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome together with Stanislas Kostka.
