Cantagalli

Cantagalli is an Italian publisher. According to its official website, it was founded by Ezio Cantagalli, who aimed to spread Catholic culture through translations and adaptations of fundamental texts of the Church Fathers, great Saints, and Catholic writers. The publisher is known for its series 'Classici Cristiani' (Christian Classics), which began in 1925 and now includes more than 300 works.

Ezio Cantagalli, animated by ardent faith and the passion to spread the Christian message and Catholic culture, gathered around him a group of friends and collaborators who shared a deep interest in the social changes of his time, which especially during the post-war period threatened Christianity. With the support and encouragement of the highest ecclesiastical and civil authorities, he dedicated himself to the task of spreading Catholic culture through the translation and adaptation of the fundamental texts of the Church Fathers, the great Saints, and Catholic writers. Thus was born the series of Christian Classics (1925), which spread through seminaries, libraries, schools, and homes of many Italians, constituting an irreplaceable corpus of Christian wisdom accessible even to non-specialists. The series today includes more than 300 works. Other editorial initiatives followed: the series 'Scritti e discorsi dei Papi' published writings and speeches of Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI; the series 'La Parola del Papa' published authoritative explanations and comments on the magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs; the series 'Enciclopedia dei Santi' published many biographical and theological profiles of ancient and modern Saints. Another cornerstone of the publishing house is the Catherine texts, whose motto 'Il fuoco ha da ardere' is...

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