Ferdinand Cavallera

Ferdinand Cavallera (1875–1954) was born in Puy-en-Velay, France, of parents of Piedmontese origin. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1892 and became a biblical scholar, textual critic, and publisher on patristics.

Life Cavallera entered the Society of Jesus in 1892. In 1909 he became a theology professor and librarian at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse, where he taught for most of his life. He collaborated with Jesuit Fr. Joseph de Guibert in editing Revue d'ascétique et mystique after 1924 and became its editor from 1928 until his death. He also collaborated in producing the Dictionary of Ascetic and Mystical Spirituality in 1928 and edited the Catholic Institute review, Bulletin of Ecclesiastical Literature. While teaching the social doctrine of the Church, he published a summary of the topic, in 1931 and 1937. He published articles on spiritual theology and its history, with at times a polemical stance employing categorical exclusives.

Works

Verzeichnis der Sigel für Handschriften und Kirchenschriftsteller. 1949. Die Alkuin-Bibel (Quartformat, 14 Seiten und 4 Tafeln) – Bestell-Nr. 00490, 1957. Lateinische Bibelhandschriften im frühen Mittelalter, 1915; hrsg. von Hermann Josef Frede (455 Seiten und 10 Tafeln) – 1985. Beiträge zur Geschichte der lateinischen Bibeltexte (mit einem Vorwort hrsg. von Hermann Josef Frede) (456 Seiten) – , 1986. Die lateinischen Evangelien bis zum 10.Jahrhundert: I. Varianten zu Matthäus – Bestell-Nr. 00497, 1988 Die lateinischen Evangelien bis zum 10.Jahrhundert: III. Varianten zu Lukas