Paolo Maria Paciaudi
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Born | 23 November 1710 ![]() Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
Died | 1 February 1785 ![]() Parma, Duchy of Parma |
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Occupation | Classical archaeologist, librarian, antiquarian, historian, numismatist, preacher ![]() |
Paolo Maria Paciaudi (1710 – 1785) was an Italian Theatine priest, antiquarian, and historian.
Biography
He born at Turin in 1710. He studied at Bologna, became professor of philosophy at Genoa, and in 1761 settled at Parma as librarian to the grand-duke, who also appointed him his antiquary and director of some public works; besides which he was historiographer of the Order of Malta. He died in 1785. The cleric Ireneo Affò replaced him as librarian in Parma.
Main works
- De sacris christianorum balneis (1750, 4to);
- De cultu S. Joannis Baptistæ antiquitates Christianæ (1754, 4to), a masterpiece full of religious minutiae;
- De athletarum κυβιστήσει in palæstra Græcorum commentarius (1756, 4to);
- Monumenta Peloponnesiaca (1761, 2 vols. 4to);
- Memoirs of the Grand Masters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (1780, 3 vols. 4to);
- Lettres au comte de Caylus (1802, 8vo).
Source
This article incorporates public domain material from McClintock, John; Strong, James (1867–1887). Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Harper and Brothers. The entry cites:
- Fabroni, Vitæ Italorum, vol. 14 s.v.;
- Leneys, Life of Paciaudi prefixed to his Letters to M. de Caylus;
- Tipaldo, Biog. degli Italiani illustri, vol. 10, s.v.
External links
Media related to Paolo Maria Paciaudi at Wikimedia Commons
- Roscioni, Lisa (2014). "PACIAUDI, Paolo Maria". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 80: Ottone–Pansa (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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