Antonio Possevino (SJ) – „cristiano nuovo” skazany na banicję

Abstract

Antonio Possevino (SJ) was an extraordinarily talented papal legate in Poland and other European countries, and the author of the monumental Catholic-bibliographical work Bibliotheca selecta. In 1587 he was sentenced to internal, life-long banishment, due to unfavourable changes in the attitude of the Society of Jesus towards Christians of Jewish origin, as well as due to calumnious attacks of his political opponents. This article supplements the existing knowledge on the subject and enriches it with new interpretations.