Bruno Lanteri
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Pio Bruno Pancrazio Lanteri, or simply Bruno Lanteri (12 May 1759 – 5 August 1830), was a Catholic priest and founder of the religious congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in northwestern Italy in the early 19th century. His spiritual life and work centered on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.[2] He was also renowned for challenging Jansenism by distributing books and other publications that promoted the moral theology of St. Alphonsus Liguori, as well as establishing societies to continue this work.[1][3]
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Born | (1759-05-12)12 May 1759 Cuneo, Piedmont |
Residence | Torino, Italy |
Died | (1830-08-05)5 August 1830 Pinerolo, Italy |
Influences | St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Alphonsus of Liguori, St. Teresa of Avila, Fr. Nicolas Joseph Albert von Diessbach |
Influenced | Spiritual direction, parish missions, anti-Jansenistic moral theology, St. Joseph Cafasso, St. John Bosco, Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, St. Joseph Cottolengo |
Major works | Réflexions sur la sainteté et la doctrine du Bienheureux Liguori (Paris, 1823)[1] |
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Lanteri has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church.