Onofrio Panvinio (M / Italy, 1530-1568), scholar

Onofrio Panvinio / Onuphrius Panvinius (1530-1568) was an Italian scholar, one of the greatest Roman and Church historians and archaeologists of his time and the father of Christian Archaeology.

• Burial Practices -- Catacombs -- Christian Archaeology -- Early Christian Studies -- Latin language

Works

Books

• De sibyllis et carminibus sibyllinis (1567 Panvinio), book Venice, 1567);

• Chronicon ecclesiasticum a C. Julii Caesaris tempore usque ad imp. Maximilianum II (1568 Panvinio), book (Cologne, 1568);

• De ritu sepeliendi mortuos apud veteres Christianos et eorundem coemeteriis (1568 Panvinio), book

• De praecipuis urbis Romae sanctioribusque basilicis (The Seven Main Churches of Rome / 1570 Panvinio), book
  • Le sette chiese principali di Roma (1570 Lanfranchi) = De praecipuis urbis Romae sanctioribusque basilicis (The Seven Main Churches of Rome / 1570 Panvinio), book (Italian ed.)

Biography

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Onofrio Panvinio was born February 23, 1530 at Verona [Italy]. At eleven he entered the Augustinian Order. He graduated in Rome as bachelor of arts in 1553, and in 1557 he earned the degree of doctor of theology. Since 1556 he held the office of corrector and reviser of the books of the Vatican Library. He visited various libraries in Italy, making historical researches, and went to Germany in 1559. He was recognized as one of the greatest Roman and Church historians and archaeologists of his time and the father of Christian Archaeology. He died at Palermo [Italy] on April 7, 1568.

References

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