Diogo Ortiz de Villegas
Diogo Ortiz de Vilhegas (Spanish: Diego Ortiz de Villegas, * 1457 in Calzadilla, † 1519 in Almeirim ) is a Portuguese cosmography, theologian and Bishop of Spanish origin.
Life
The 1457 da Silva was born as the son of Alfonso Ortiz de Villegas from Toledo and Maria Castilian Calzadilla Diego Ortiz de Villegas is mentioned in the Portuguese Diogo Ortiz de Vilhegas or Portuguese, even after his birthplace " Calçadilha ". In 1476 he came from Salamanca to Portugal and acted as confessor the Castilian Crown Princess Johanna of Castile, the bride for Alfonso V, King ( 1438-1481 ). In Portugal, Diogo Ortiz of the Latin teacher of the son of Alfonso V, the Crown Prince Johann. After this had become as John II King (1481-1495), he confided to his former teachers and educators Diogo Ortiz 1481/82 the priory of the Augustinian Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon.
As Bishop of Tangier (1491-1500) Diogo Ortiz 1495 held at the funeral of John II in Batalha monastery, where Alfonso V had his final resting place, the sermon. From 1495 to 1496 he was the head chaplain Don Manuel, the nephew of Alfonso V, who became the king Manuel I ( 1495-1521 ). For the sailors of tomorrow expiring to India fleet under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral Diogo Ortiz celebrated on March 8, 1500 in the presence of King Manuel I and his court in honor of Our Lady of Belém a solemn Pontifical Mass and gave the homily.
As Bishop (1500-1505) of the North African Ceuta, which until 1580 was part of 1415 to Portugal, Diogo Ortiz has published in Lisbon on July 20, 1504 his " Cathecismo Pequeno " and dedicated it to the King Manuel I.. As Bishop of Viseu (1505-1519) was Diogo Ortiz for the humanistic education of the crown prince and later king John III. (1521-1557) responsible. Diogo Ortiz died in January / February of 1519 in Almeirim at Santarém, where he da Serra was buried in the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria.
Work
The Spanish-born Ortiz has practiced as a cosmography, bishop and theologian but also as court preacher, educator and consultant 1476-1519 on four kings of Portugal big impact. Together with Mestre Rodrigo and José da Covilhã Vizinho he has created the chart for the Portuguese Indiaman Pêro (around 1447 - about 1500), and as a member of a Commission appointed by Johann II he has the offer of the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus, on Western India to reach by sea, tested in 1483. As this Portuguese Commission rejected the discovery plans submitted, Columbus went to Spain in 1484 and found the support of the Spanish royal couple. The authored by Diogo Ortiz as Bishop of Ceuta and 1504 in Lisbon released " Catechism for the ignorant in 50 chapters " becomes the first catechetical manual in the history of Christianity, the book title " Cathecismo ". As Bishop of Viseu he restored since 1513 his bishop's church, left the vault ribs as in carved stone Ropes run with nodes and consecrated the Cathedral of Viseu in June 1516 again.
Works
- Cathecismo Pequeno as doctrina & instruiçam que os christaãos ham de creer & obrar pera conseguir a benauenturança eterna feito & copilado pollo reuerendissimo señor dom Dioguo ortiz bispo de CEPTA. Emprimido com priuilegio del Rey nosso senhor etc. Lisboa 1504
- Historia passionis Domini Jesus. Lisbonae ( posthumously ) in 1542;