Martin Delrio

Martin Delrio (or Martino Del Rio, May 17, 1551 - October 19, 1608) was a Jesuit theologian. He wrote, among other books, Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex, a work on magic and the occult.

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He was born in Antwerp, and studied at numerous institutions, receiving the degree of Doctor of Law from Salamanca in 1574. After a period of political service, he became a Jesuit in 1580. He died in Leuven.

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• Page on Delrio from the Catholic Encyclopedia

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