McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Alexius, Nicolas

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Alexius, Nicolas


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an Italian ecclesiastic, was born at Perugia, and at the age of twenty became a Dominican. Subsequently he ranked among the first preachers of Italy, and was a canon of the cathedral of his birthplace. Having filled the offices of first professor of the College of Perugia and inquisitor, he died, Feb. 28, 1585. He published a small Latin poem, On the Plague, and left several MSS.