Ludovico Jacobilli

Italian hagiographer and historian
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IntroItalian hagiographer and historian
PlacesItaly
wasPriest Historian Presbyter
Work fieldReligion Social science
Gender
Male
Birth13 June 1598, Rome
Death13 March 1664Foligno (aged 65 years)
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Biography

Ludovico Jacobilli ("Ludovicus Jacobillus" in Latin) was an Italian hagiographer and historian, a priest at Foligno. He was born in 1598 and died in 1664. His work was mainly concerned with the saints and cities of Umbria.
In 1662 he donated over 5,000 books from his personal library to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno to enhance the seminary library there. When he died, more than 3,500 books were added to that number. Today the library still bears his name.

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