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Leonel Franca

レオネル・フランカ

Reoneru Furanka

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1893-01-06 (São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul)
Died
1948-09-03 (Rio de Janeiro) age 55
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Roman Catholic
Residence History
Salvador, Bahia → Nova Friburgo → Rome → Rio de Janeiro

Career

Occupations
Roman Catholic priest, writer, teacher
Active Years
1908-1948
Affiliations
Society of Jesus, Centro Dom Vital, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Memberships
National Education Council

Education

Colégio Vieira
Country: Brazil
Jesuit school
Colégio Anchieta
Country: Brazil
Jesuit school
Pontifical Gregorian University
Philosophy and Theology
Degree: 博士号
Period: 1912-1915, 1920-1924
Year of Graduation: 1924
Country: Italy
Doctorate in philosophy and theology

Awards

Machado de Assis Prize
1947
Work: body of work
Organization: Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Notions of History of Philosophy

1918 Philosophy

The Church, the Reformation and Civilization

1922 Theology

The Divorce

1931 Theology

The Psychology of Faith

1934 Psychology

Protestantism in Brazil

1938 Religious Studies

Bibliography

  • Notions of History of Philosophy
  • Notes on General Chemistry
  • The Church, the Reformation and Civilization
  • The Divorce
  • The Psychology of Faith
  • Protestantism in Brazil
  • The Crisis of the Modern World
  • Spiritual Thoughts
  • The Jesuit Pedagogical Method (The Ratio Studiorum)
  • Freedom and Determinism
  • The Formation of Personality
  • The Problem of God
  • Relations between Church and State
  • Catholicism and Protestantism
  • The Book of Psalms

Health

  • heart disease
    14歳から生涯
    The disease accompanied him throughout his life, leading to fragile health

Legacy

Founder and first rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Known for Catholic apologetic works and received the Machado de Assis Prize. Famous for refutations of Protestantism.

Archives

  • Fundação Padre Leonel Franca

In Popular Culture

  • There is a street named Rua Padre Leonel França in Campinas.

Trivia

  • Born into a family from Bahia but in Rio Grande do Sul.
  • One of eight siblings.
  • First heart attack at age 14.