Ignatius of Jesus
Ignatius of Jesus was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Lebanon for 35 years. He is best known for writing the first Western scholarly work on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis .
Biography
1596, Carlo Leonelli was born as the fifth of sixth siblings to a semi-noble family in Sorbolongo.He joined the Discalced Carmelites and took his vows on 27 February 1623, receiving the name of Ignatius of Jesus.
He spent 35 years from 1629 to 1664 as a missionary in the Middle East in the following locations.
He died in Rome on 21 February 1667.
Works
Ignatius of Jesus is best known for his 1652 treatise on Mandaeism, Narratio originis, rituum, & errorum christianorum Sancti Ioannis.His other works include Grammatica linguae persicae, a grammar of the Persian language.