Camillo Almici (2 November 1714 – 30 December 1779[1]) was aCatholic priest and academic of theCongregation of the Oratory.
Almici was born atBrescia, of a noble family.[2] He became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory at a very early age, and devoted himself to the study oftheology,Greek, andHebrew, theBible,chronology, religious and secularhistory,antiquities,criticism,diplomacy, andliturgy. He gained a strong reputation among his contemporaries for his scholarship.[1]
He has left critical reflections on the work ofFebronius'sDe Statu Ecclesiae (1763), together with some treatises, part of which are still in manuscript.[2] HisMéditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi is a critical examination ofPaolo Sarpi's partisan history of theCouncil of Trent.[1]
He wrote under multiple pseudonyms, includingCallimaco Limi,Callimaco Mili, andN. N.[3]
His brotherGiambattista Almici was a celebrated Italianjurist.[2]
Of the many works he wrote, the principal are the following:
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