On 25 and 26 October 1573 he defended his thesis, In universam philosophiam cum practicam tum speculativam necnon in logicam veterum aeque ac recentium philosophorum sententiae et theoremata varia publice discutienda (Brescia, 1573).

[3] Luzzago was eager to join the Jesuits, but he was prevented from doing so on account of the economic difficulties of his family, caused by some inappropriate transactions by his father.

[1] In 1597 he was elected protector of the Compagnia delle Dimesse di Sant' Orsola and of two other charitable institutes in Brescia: the Soccorso and the Zitelle.

To ensure that his work continued, he founded the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, which gathered the members of the city's ruling class with the aim of cooperating more effectively in supporting all charitable institutions.

[1] In 1899 Pope Leo XIII promulgated a decree recognising his heroic virtues, thus conferring on him the title of Venerable.

[6] Among his writings is an Instruction for the Knights of Malta, in which he proposes various practices for their sanctification, including a course modeled upon the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola and a list of readings taken from contemporary ascetics.