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Felice Osio
Felice Osio (Latin: ''Foelix Osius'', ''Felix Hosius''; 12 July 1587 – 29 July 1631), was an Italian cleric, scholar, and writer. Biography Felice Osio was born in Milan in 1587 into an ancient noble family that, according to Giacomo Filippo Tomasini, claimed to descend from Osius, high priest of the temple of Delphi. Having completed his studies with some acclaim, he studied philosophy and theology at the Borromeo College, where he received his doctorate at the age of 21. He then embraced holy orders, and, having chosen to become a teacher, lectured on humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ... at the Palazzo del Senato (Milan), Swiss seminary in Milan, then at Bergamo. In 1621 he was appointed to the chair of rhetoric at the University of Padua. The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
