Goschwin Nickel
Deceased Person
1584 – 1664
Who was Goschwin Nickel?
Very Rev. Goswin Nickel, S.J. was a German Jesuit priest and the 10th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus.
Goswin was born in Koslar, North-Westphalia. He studied in Paderborn and Mainz, where he was promoted priest on 28 October 1614.
He was elected Superior-General less than a week after the death of his predecessor Aloysius Gottifredi, on 17 March 1652.
During these years the quarrels with the Jansenist theologians were growing more and more acrimonious, especially in France where Blaise Pascal, French scientist, philosopher and jansenist sympathizer was leading the attack on the Jesuits. The great controversy on the Chinese Rites continued. Owing to his great age, Father Nickel obtained from the 11th General Congregation the election of Gian Paolo Oliva as vicar-general with right of succession. This was approved by Alexander VII.
Nickel died in Rome.
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