The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
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NAPLns. Feb. 20.--Wlth great difficulty
havs secured biographical notes Of Father
Curci. which are now given to publicity for the
FIRST time.
Carlo Maria Curci was born in this city on
Sept. 1. 1909. His parents lived In Fonseca
street. In the parish OF Santa Maria d. Fonseca.
His fathers nAme was Vlncent. and his moth
ers Constanzi do Ferrante. His father was a
magistrate. The boy had . Hery disposition.
He had q brother and six sisters. His brother
Filippo was afterward President OF the Court
Of Appeal In TranL The Curci children
wero oil educated at homo. Mono
was trained by either nuns or monks.
Carlo developed taste for the Greek
language. and studied 1t thoroughly under the
teaching OF Salvatore Cirillo. clever copyist
OF the Hercuancnn Museum. The boy buried
himself In Homer. He studied 1t night and
day. He bought an alarm clock. and was In
the hnbit Of setting the alarm for or o'clock
in the morning. His mother. fearing that he
would ihjurc himself by his studiousness. used
to stop the clock AZ soon as little Carlo was
asleep. Tho boy discovered the trick. and got
In the habit OF spending the greater part OF the
night In study. He has kept 1t up to tho
present time. His sleepless nights gave him
terrible headaches. which lasted until he was
40 or As years old. He studied philosophy ut
homo. and went through an elementary course
OF law when only Is years old. After reading
two volumes Of Father Crnsscts "Mcdita-
tions." a present from his pious mother. the
boy determined to enter the ministry. His
father did not oppose his joining tho Jesuits.
but said: Consider 1t well before you do 3d.
do not want any ox-monks In my house,"
At the age OF l6 Father Curci entered the
novitiate Of the Company Of Jesus in this city.
At the end OF two years he was sent to the col
lego In Rome where he studied philosophy
anew under Polish Father. Not long after
ward no returned to this city. where he taught
rhetoric and mathematics. On the COM
pletion OF his theological studies he was or.
dainod priest and made professor Of divin-
ity He hold the chair Of the Holy Scriptures
for two years. Pupils Aockod to hear him. As
= Scripturai teacher no wns very successful
Many Of his pupils became bishops.
In 1912 Father Curci was sent to Faenza to
deliver a course OF Lenten sermons. The pop
ular Archbishop OF 1mola Giovanni Mastai
Ferretti. attended these sermons. The Jesuit
and the future Plus TX. soon became warm
friends. They were ofton soen in the library OF
the jesuit convent. arm In arm pacing up and
down tho big hall. Father Curc was the friend
TO whom the future Pope made his animadver-
sions ON the strict and severe government OF
Gregory XVI. Perhaps he conGded to his
friend his opinions on political and theological
events. Sure it is that friendship was begun
broken. and patched up again when Mustai
Ferretu was Pope.
Father Curc remained in Faenza noarly two
years. He then returned to this city. where he
was elected Project OF Schools and where he
preached regularly. He made his first appear
ance in the literary world in a volume OF 400
pages entitled y atti ed Argument Contra le
Motto Parole di Vincenzo Gioberti." 1t was his
first reply to Gioberti. Fourteen editions were
printed in rapid succession. Tho Jesuts had
found their man. md Gioberti was astonished
ut the strength of his opponent.
About this time Gladstone made his cee-
brated visit TO tho prisons OF this city and
oia King Ba@h was V alarmed .' He H called o the
Marquis Of ST. Angelo into his counsels. and by
his advice placed the prisons under the spirit
Carceri della Vicara. fell to the lot of Father
Curci. 1t was a den Of Nth and crime. Human
the cells. Father Curci began an apostolic work
He preached to the prisoners and schooled them
transformed into establishments almost US or
DERBY as colleges. Ban9uets were given to the
%aes q 70 49, the y who
tSmshsd al ne power OF Shary and religion
ccption they marched through the streets at the
head Of hundred W prisoners unclaimed and
q Gssa singing the anthem, "Salye vincls
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Prime Minister. could hardly believe their Dyes
A huge crucillX was borne at the head OF the
procession. The prisoners marched back to
the prison and when the roll was called not a
single man was missing.
~ went to visit the prison after Father
and saw some great ruscals studying the
Catechism on sunday. Reginndo Caiabria. a
%he eker prisonors aa' @Sat Is
the matter with him?' said pointing to the
the epsd Fan Fase Tor Th hsns
Aqnino: young Jesuit novice. The brigsnd
favor He did not try to Justify his condHet uS-
Such was Father Curcis influence In a Nea-
"sn The the school, and
The expulsion Of the Jesuits from Naples and
F FSsSs bs Ssssn S s Curt to Malta
house on the Rue des Portes 1t was saw Volume u,
Wncsnzo o" Giober Whose iate was aceur 1W 10
prTSE ed. by the Learned n; s1,; Jesuit -
for the sstaSshent OF m orthsdo ne m slena
zine The Jesuits we're at the head Of the pro
Jet T ursss sssSn r ss Lea Ga III Fly
Father Curei was its head and soul. 1t gained
$4,000 circulation at once IN enormous success
pressed It and drove poor CIrci into exile it
oasas and the a1 81 the
she Of 'lssa s.s Sss Sooss TO- II x as
read by one Monsgnor Lanceilotti, a Gov
eminent Spy on the Jesuits. II was placed
called Cabinet meeting. The Archbishop OF
Naples and young Bomba were present. Young
expulsion from the Kingdom. Ludoi' the Am
bnssador accredited to the Holy See. com
planned bitterly to Plus TX. who sacrificed his
Gurci was called to home. and was forced to
iiSton to mHdmur from his General. Plus
Bomba. asked Curci to favor him by going to
Bologna. The King was not satisfied. He in
sisted upon the hanishment of Curci from tho
Papal States. The Pope refused to issue the
eirct In compensation with u friend, he said:
That Nascais0ne wants me to exile Curci
from my Statos. Ill show him that am mas
King Bomba then threatened to expel the
Jesuits from the Two Settles. Marchese Mazza
ne Minister Of Police. was friendly to them.
lie drew up document in which the Jesuits
their devotion to the King and to tho Govern
mont In the most Illuminating forms. and