Ireneo della Croce (1625 – 1713) was a

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preacher and

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. Croce was born in

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. He lived in the monasteries of

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and

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, but visited his hometown frequently. His magnum opus (''Historia antica e moderna, sacra e profana ... della città di Trieste ... fin'a quest'anno 1698'') was printed in Venice with funds from the Trieste

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and some private citizens. In spite of its title, the book stopped in the year 1000. A second part, which chronicled Trieste up to 1702, was published in 1881. Ireneo della Croce died in Venice in 1713. A street in Trieste was dedicated to him.

References

External links

Free version of della Croce's ''Historia Antica, e Moderna: Sacra, e Profana, della città di Trieste, celebre colonia de'Cittadini Romani. Con la notitia di molt'arcani d'antichità, prerogative di nobiltà e gesti d'huomini illustri ... mutationi de riti, e dominj sin'à quest'anno 1698, etc''
1625 births 1713 deaths Religious leaders from Trieste Italian chroniclers 17th-century Italian writers 17th-century Italian historians {{Italy-historian-stub