Moral Theology: Its Method and Masters
Cappello, Felix
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Jesuit
Life
Born 1880 (La Civiltà Cattolica); 9 October 1879, Caviola di Falcade (Jesuits in Singapore); died 25 March 1962, Rome. [La Civiltà Cattolica, 2012, vol. IV, p. 137; Jesuits in Singapore, on his cause]
- Felice Maria Cappello, a diocesan priest of Belluno with three doctorates, entered the Society of Jesus at thirty-three (La Civiltà Cattolica; thirty-four, on 30 October 1913, by the Jesuits in Singapore). [La Civiltà Cattolica, 2012, vol. IV, p. 137; Jesuits in Singapore, on his cause]
- Taught canon law first at Anagni, then for nearly forty years at the Gregorian University; consultor of several Roman congregations. [La Civiltà Cattolica, 2012, vol. IV, p. 137]
- Known in Rome as 'the confessor of Rome' for his long hours in the confessional of Sant'Ignazio; his cause for beatification was opened in the Diocese of Rome in 1987. [La Civiltà Cattolica, 2012, vol. IV, p. 137; Jesuits in Singapore, on his cause]
Sources: La Civiltà Cattolica; Jesuits in Singapore (jesuit.org.sg), on his cause. Each fact names where it was read; the links go to the page or entry itself.
In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index
- “Cappello, Felix, S.J., Italian, wrote, among other things, Tractatus canonico-morales de sacramentis, 3 volumes, and de censuris. He is an author of great learning and perspicacity.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors
No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).