Camillo Almici (2 November 1714 – 30 December 1779[1]) was a Catholic priest and academic of the Congregation of the Oratory.
Biography
editAlmici 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
editOf 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
edit- ^ a b c d
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Camillo Almici". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Authors named "Almici", Integrated Catalogue, the British Library. URL accessed 2006-09-20.
