Andrea Mandonico

Full professor Member of Research groups

Priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA) with a doctorate in theology, he was for many years professor of spiritual theology, dean of the faculty of pastoral care and catechesis and director of the library of the Catholic University of West Africa based in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

He is the postulator of the cause of canonisation of Little Sister Madeleine of Jesus, founder of the Little Sisters of Jesus, and assistant postulator of the cause of Charles de Foucauld.

Since 2015 he has been a lecturer at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Disciplines

Theology

Thématiques

Muslim-Christian Dialogue

Resources of this researcher

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My God how good you are. The life and message of Charles de Foucauld
- Andrea Mandonico
This short biography of Blessed Charles De Foucauld highlights the salient points of his spirituality and pastoral work. The author opens his essay with an in-depth examination of the time and hist...

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Intercultural Theology

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