Andreas Eudaemon-Joannis
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Andreas Eudaemon-Joannis (1566–1625) was a Greek Jesuit, natural philosopher and controversialist. He was sometimes known as Cydonius.
; he wrote himself on projectile motion
. He was at Padua
from 1601, where he discussed the “ship’s mast experiment” (see Galileo's ship
) with Galileo Galilei
. This meeting was before 1606.
Eudaemon-Joannis took a deathbed statement from Bellarmine in 1621. He became rector of the Greek College, Rome in 1622. He was theologian and advisor to Cardinal Francesco Barberini who went on a mission as legate to Paris in 1624/5. An unpopular insistence on the formalities was attributed to him, at a time of tension between the Jesuits and the French Catholic Church. He died in Rome, on 24 December 1625.
, in particular, against English attacks over the allegiance oath of James I. One work was directed against Edward Coke
, continuing a defence of Henry Garnet
. The pamphlet war drew in Isaac Casaubon
, and Eudaemon-Joannis was attacked by name by John Prideaux
.
Eudaemon-Joannis was sometimes considered to be a pseudonym
in this debate, for example for Scioppius; or for the French Jesuit Jean L'Heureux, something repeated in the Criminal Trials of David Jardine
in the 19th century. A 1625 work, the Admonitio attacking Louis XIII, that appeared under the pseudonym G.G.R., has been attributed both to Eudaemon-Joannis and to Jacob Keller
. Cardinal Richelieu believed Eudaemon-Joannis to be the author; Carolus Scribani was another suspect, and François Garasse
was questioned, as part of the struggle of Gallicanism
against the Jesuits.
Life
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1581, in Italy. He was at the Collegio Romano, where in 1597-8 he lectured on the Physics and other works of AristotleAristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
; he wrote himself on projectile motion
Projectile motion
The motion in which a body is thrown or projected is called Projectile motion.The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory, which is directly influenced by gravity....
. He was at Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
from 1601, where he discussed the “ship’s mast experiment” (see Galileo's ship
Galileo's ship
Galileo's ship is a physics experiment proposed by Galileo Galilei, the famous 16th and 17th century physicist, astronomer, and philosopher. The experiment was created to disprove popular arguments against the idea of a rotating Earth.-Background:...
) with Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...
. This meeting was before 1606.
Eudaemon-Joannis took a deathbed statement from Bellarmine in 1621. He became rector of the Greek College, Rome in 1622. He was theologian and advisor to Cardinal Francesco Barberini who went on a mission as legate to Paris in 1624/5. An unpopular insistence on the formalities was attributed to him, at a time of tension between the Jesuits and the French Catholic Church. He died in Rome, on 24 December 1625.
Works
He defended Robert BellarmineRobert Bellarmine
Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation...
, in particular, against English attacks over the allegiance oath of James I. One work was directed against Edward Coke
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the...
, continuing a defence of Henry Garnet
Henry Garnet
Henry Garnet , sometimes Henry Garnett, was a Jesuit priest executed for his complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Derbyshire, he was educated in Nottingham and later at Winchester College, before moving to London in 1571 to work for a publisher...
. The pamphlet war drew in Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England, regarded by many of his time as the most learned in Europe.-Early life:...
, and Eudaemon-Joannis was attacked by name by John Prideaux
John Prideaux
John Prideaux D.D. was an English academic and Bishop of Worcester.-Early life:The fourth son of John and Agnes Prideaux, he was born at Stowford House in the parish of Harford, near Ivybridge, Devon, England, on 17 September 1578...
.
Eudaemon-Joannis was sometimes considered to be a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
in this debate, for example for Scioppius; or for the French Jesuit Jean L'Heureux, something repeated in the Criminal Trials of David Jardine
David Jardine
David Jardine was an English barrister and magistrate, known as a historical and legal writer.-Life:Born at Pickwick, near Bath, Somerset, he was son of David B. Jardine , Unitarian minister at Bath from 1790, by his wife, a daughter of George Webster of Hampstead...
in the 19th century. A 1625 work, the Admonitio attacking Louis XIII, that appeared under the pseudonym G.G.R., has been attributed both to Eudaemon-Joannis and to Jacob Keller
Jacob Keller
Jacob Keller was a German Jesuit theologian, author, and religious instructor.-Life:He was born in Säckingen, Baden, Germany. After entering the Society of Jesus in 1589 and completing his studies, he taught the classics at Freiburg and was professor of philosophy and of moral and dogmatic...
. Cardinal Richelieu believed Eudaemon-Joannis to be the author; Carolus Scribani was another suspect, and François Garasse
François Garasse
François Garasse was a French Jesuit polemicist. He was known for intemperate attacks on other theologians and thinkers, including Lucilio Vanini and Pierre Charron, whom he called athée et le patriarche des esprits forts....
was questioned, as part of the struggle of Gallicanism
Gallicanism
Gallicanism is the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the State's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's...
against the Jesuits.
- Adversus Roberti Abb. Oxoniensis de Antichristo sophismata (1609)
- Ad actionem proditoriam Edouardi Coqui, apologia pro R.P. Henrico Garneto (1610)
- Confutatio Anti-Cotoni (1611)
- Parallelus Torti ac Tortoris (1611), against Lancelot AndrewesLancelot AndrewesLancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...
on behalf of Bellarmine. - Castigatio Apocalypsis apocalypeos Th. Breghtmanni (1611); against Thomas BrightmanThomas BrightmanThomas Brightman was an English clergyman and biblical commentator. His exegesis of the Book of Revelation, published posthumously, proved influential. According to William M...
. - Responsio ad epistolam Isaaci Casauboni; attack on Casaubon and reply to his letter to Fronto Ducaeus. It alleged Casaubon wrote on behalf of James I for money.
- Epistola monitoria, ad Ioannem Barclaium (1613); against John Barclay, who had written in defence of his father William BarclayWilliam Barclay (jurist)William Barclay was a Scottish jurist.-Life:He was born in Aberdeenshire in 1546. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, he went to France in 1573, and studied law at the University of Bourges, where he took his doctor's degree...
's De potestate papae. - Epistola ad amicum Gallum super dissertatione politica Leidhresseri (1613); a reply to Desiderius Heraldus (Didier Hérault or Hérauld) writing as David Leidhresserus.
- Refutatio exercitationum Isaaci Casauboni libris duobus comprehensa (1617)
- Defensio annalium ecclesiasticorum Caesaris Baronii (1617)
- Admonitio ad lectores librorum M. Antonii de dominis (1619)
- Excerpta ex litteris de pio obitu Rob. cardinalis Bellarmini (1621)