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Camillo Almici

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Camillo Almici (2 November 1714 – 30 December 1779[1]) was a Catholic priest and academic of the Congregation of the Oratory.

Biography

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Almici was born at Brescia, of a noble family.[2] He became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory at a very early age, and devoted himself to the study of theology, Greek, and Hebrew, the Bible, chronology, religious and secular history, antiquities, criticism, diplomacy, and liturgy. He gained a strong reputation among his contemporaries for his scholarship.[1]

He has left critical reflections on the work of Febronius's De Statu Ecclesiae (1763), together with some treatises, part of which are still in manuscript.[2] His Méditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi is a critical examination of Paolo Sarpi's partisan history of the Council of Trent.[1]

He wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Callimaco Limi, Callimaco Mili, and N. N.[3]

His brother Giambattista Almici was a celebrated Italian jurist.[2]

Works

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Of the many works he wrote, the principal are the following:

  • Riflessioni sù di un libro di G. Febronio (1766)
  • Critica contro le opere del pericoloso Voltaire (1770)
  • Dissertazione spora i Martiri della Chiesa cattolica (1765, 2 vols.)
  • Méditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi (1765)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Camillo Almici". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ a b c Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Almici, Pietro Camillo". A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. p. 358.
  3. ^ Authors named "Almici", Integrated Catalogue, the British Library. URL accessed 2006-09-20.