Filippo Anfossi (died 14 May 1825) was a vicar-general of the

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and

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Biography

Anfossi was born in Taggia,

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. He carried on the negotiations with Lamennais regarding the corrections to be made in his "Essai sur l'indifférence" (Paris, 1821–23). He was one of the ultramontanist opponents of the various strands of Gallicanism represented by Scipione de Ricci, Vincento Palmieri, and Guillaume de la Luzerne. He died in

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in 1825.

Works

Among Anfossi's published works are: * (Rome, 1810 and 1816) * (Rome, 1813) * (Rome, 1822).

References

Attribution

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