Angelo Rocca
Angelo Rocca (1545, in Rocca, near Ancone – 8 April 1620, in Rome) was an Italian humanist, librarian and bishop, founder of the Angelica Library at Rome, afterwards accessible from 1604 as a public library.[1]
Angelo Rocca | |
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 Pages from Angelo Rocca's Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana describing Glagolitic script. (A. Rocca: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana a Sixto V... translata, Rome, 1591) | |
| Born | March 3, 1545 |
| Died | 8 April 1620 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Angelo Roccha Camers Camerinus |
| Occupation | Humanist, librarian and bishop |
| Known for | founder of the Angelica Library at Rome |
Notable work | Osservazioni intorno alle bellezze della lingua latina |
Biography
Angelo Rocca is also known as Cameras Camerinus from the Augustinian monastery at Camerino. He studied at Perugia, Rome and Venice. In 1577 he graduated as a doctor in theology from Padua. After serving as superior-general of the Augustinian Monastery there from 1579, he became the head of the Vatican printing-office in 1585. In 1595 he was appointed sacristan in the papal chapel.[1] In 1605 he was granted the office of titular Bishop of Tagaste in Numidia[1][2][3] (the historic Augustinian diocese).
He was a researcher of history. He edited the printed version of the Vulgate Bible, (widely unknown before the printing press) and had it printed.[1] During the editing he became accustomed to historic manuscripts stored in the Vatican – some of them not readily accessible until modern times. He (incorrectly) credited St. Jerome with the invention of Glagolitic.
Works
He edited the works of Egidio Colonna – 1581, and of Augustinus Triumphus – 1582.[1]
His notable works include:[1]
- Rocca, Angelo (1590). Osservazioni intorno alle bellezze della lingua latina. Venice: Presso Aldo.
- Rocca, Angelo (1591). Bibliotheca apostolica vaticana a Sixto V,... in splendidiorem... locum translata et a fratre Angelo Roccha,... commentario variarum artium ac scientiarum materiis curiosis ac difficillimis, scituque dignis refertissimo illustrata... Rome: ex typogr. apostolica vaticana.
- Bibliothecæ theologicæ et scripturalis epitome – 1594
- De Sacrosancto Christi corpore romanis pontificibus iter conficientibus præferendo commentarius – 1599
- De canonizatione sanctorum commentarius – 1601
- De campanis – 1612
An incomplete collection of his works was published in Thesaurus pontificiarum sacrarumque antiquitatum necnon ritual praxium et cæremoniarium (Rome: 1719 and 1745).[1]
References
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- "Thagaste (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 October 2016
- "Titular Episcopal See of Thagaste Algeria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 7 October 2016
External links
- Nanni, Stefania (2017). "ROCCA, Angelo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 88: Robusti–Roverella (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.