Background
Gagliardi was born at Padua, Italy.
Gagliardi was born at Padua, Italy.
He taught philosophy at the Roman college, theology at Padua and Milan, and successfully directed several houses of his order in Northern Italy. He displayed indefatigable zeal in preaching, giving retreats and directing congregations, and was held in great esteem as a theologian and spiritual guide by the Archbishop of Milan, Saint Charles Borromeo, whom he accompanied on his pastoral visitations, and at whose request he published his popular handbook of religion, "Catechismo della fede cattolica" (Milan, 1584). Others were printed; shortly after his death, appeared the "Breve compendio intorno alla perfezione cristiana" (Brescia, 1611), which has been translated into five languages, and more recently the valuable "Commentarii in Exercitia spiritualia South.P. Ignatii de Loyala" (Bruges, 1882), in which he explains very lucidly the author"s suggestions for distinguishing between the good and evil external influences or internal motives which inspire or control human conduct.
Gagliardi died at Modena.