Camillo Almici (2 November 1714 – 30 December 1779) was a priest of the

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, of distinguished theological attainments.

Biography

Almici was born at

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, of a noble family. He became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory at a very early age, and devoted himself to the study of

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, and

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, the

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, sacred and profane

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, and

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, and was held in much esteem for his great and wide learning. Amongst his contemporaries, he was regarded as an oracle upon many subjects, and is looked upon as one of the most celebrated theologians of his order. He has left critical reflections on the work of Febronius's ''De Statu Ecclesiae'' (1763), together with some treatises, part of which are still in manuscript. His ''Méditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi'' is a critical examination of Paolo Sarpi's partisan history of the

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. He wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Callimaco Limi, Callimaco Mili, and N. N.Authors named
Almici
, Integrated Catalogue, the British Library. URL accessed 2006-09-20. His brother Giambattista Almici was a celebrated Italian

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Works

Of the many works he wrote, the principal are the following: * ''Riflessioni sù di un libro di G. Febronio'' (1766) * ''Critica contro le opere del pericoloso Voltaire'' (1770) * ''Dissertazione spora i Martiri della Chiesa cattolica'' (1765, 2 vols.) * ''Méditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi'' (1765)

References

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