Nicolò Maria Antonelli (8 July 1698 – 25 September 1767) was an Italian Cardinal in the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, a learned

canonist Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

, ecclesiastical historian, and Orientalist. Antonelli was born in

Senigallia Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian, Romagnol: ''S’nigaja'') is a ''comune'' and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona in the Marche region and lies approximately 30 kilometers north-west of the pro ...

. He wrote ''De Titulis Quos S. Evaristus Presbyteris Romanis Distribuit'' (Rome, 1725), in defense of the parochial character of the primitive Roman churches. He also edited (and defended) the commentary of St. Athanasius on the Psalms, sermons of St. James of Nisibis, and under the name of Emman. S.J. de Azovedo, ''Vetus Missale Romanum Monasticum Lateranense'' (1752). Antonelli was the uncle of Cardinal

Leonardo Antonelli Leonardo Antonelli (6 November 1730 – 23 January 1811) was an Italian Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Biography A native of Senigallia, Antonelli was the nephew of Cardinal Nicolò Maria Antonelli. During the early part of his long di ...

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* 1698 births 1767 deaths People from Senigallia 18th-century Italian cardinals Italian orientalists {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub