▁down . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Jes uate ▁house ▁in ▁Milan , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁nov iate , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁de acon ▁under ▁Card inal ▁Bor rome o . ▁He ▁studied ▁the ology ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁San ▁Ger ol amo ▁in ▁Milan , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁prior ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁in ▁L odi . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁prior ▁of ▁St . ▁Bened ict ' s ▁monaster y ▁in ▁Par ma , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁applying ▁for ▁positions ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁He ▁applied ▁again ▁to ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 , ▁to ▁S ap ienza ▁University , ▁but ▁was ▁decl ined ▁each ▁time , ▁despite ▁taking ▁six ▁months ' ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁case ▁to ▁S ap ienza ▁in ▁Rome . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁g out , ▁which ▁would ▁restrict ▁his ▁movements ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁turned ▁down ▁from ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁which ▁be ▁believed ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uate ▁order , ▁as ▁Par ma ▁was ▁administr ated ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁order ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bolog na , ▁which ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁Gal ile o ' s ▁support