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Odorico Raynaldi orRinaldi (Latin:Odericus Raynaldus; 20 June 1594 – 22 January 1671),[1] also known asRaynald, was an Italian historian andOratorian.
Raynaldi was born atTreviso of a patrician family and studied atParma andPadua. He joined the Oratorians in Rome, where he was twice elected superior-general of his congregation. He was offered the direction of theVatican library by Innocent X, but declined the position. He died atRome on 22 January 1671.
Raynaldi's major work was the continuation of theAnnales Ecclesiastici ofBaronius, extending it from 1198 to 1565 and including reproductions of numerous original documents. This was published at Rome, 1646-77; he also published excerpts in Latin and Italian both from the work of Baronius and his own continuation of it. TheCatholic Encyclopedia criticizes his work for "inaccurate chronological data and lack of criticism", while valuing the primary sources reproduced in it.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Odorico Raynaldi".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.