Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, storico dei cistercensi foglianti e vescovo di Saluzzo

The essay examines the figure and the works of the bishop of Saluzzo Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, historian of the Cistercians  and author of numerous and remarkable volumes. Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo was born in Mondovì in 1644-1645. He entered the Cistercian order at a young age and studied philosophy, theology, and rhetoric. These cultural interests played a significant role in his books and especially in his “History of Cistercians ‘Feuillants’” (1690). He follows Cardinal Bona, his protector, to Rome. Upon Bona's death (1674), he assumed increasingly important roles for his order: prior of the monastery of Asti, abbot at the Consolata in Turin and apostolic superintendent of Civitavecchia, Imola and Bagnorea. On January 27, 1698, he becomes bishop of Saluzzo where he had an intense pastoral activity. He died on March 14, 1729 in Saluzzo, honoured with a funeral monument in his cathedral.