1581 Spanish Inquisition & Loyola Confessor Manual Juan Polanco Spanish JESUIT

  
1581 Spanish Inquisition & Loyola Confessor Manual Juan Polanco Spanish JESUIT. Juan Alfonso de Polanco was a 16. Century Spanish Jesuit priest known for being a close adviser of Ignatius of Loyola and a central figure in the establishment of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits.

He composed a number of liturgical works including Brief Direction for Confessors, a manual designed to aid Catholic confessors. It was written to explain various aspects of the Catholic Church such as confession, ecclesiastical interrogation, and excommunication. This rare 1581 Latin edition was published in Antwerp and is bound in decorative, blind-stamped vellum.

Breve directorivm ad confessarii ac confitentis mvnvs recte obevndvm. Antverpiae : apud Joannem Bellerum, 1581. Collation: Complete with all 113 leaves. Binding: Vellum; tight & secure.

5.25in X 3.25in (13.5cm x 8cm). Rare with no other example for sale worldwide. The item "1581 Spanish Inquisition & Loyola Confessor Manual Juan Polanco Spanish JESUIT" is in sale since Thursday, September 6, 2018. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible".

The seller is "schilb_antiquarian_books" and is located in Columbia, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Year Printed: 1581
2. Modified Item: No
3. Topic: Historical
4. Binding: Hardcover
5. Subject: Religion & Spirituality
6. Original/Facsimile: Original
7. Language: Latin
8. Special Attributes: 1st Edition