Lorenzo Barotti

Lorenzo Barotti
Born20 December 1724 Edit this on Wikidata
Died18 December 1801 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsWriter, Catholic priest Edit this on Wikidata

Lorenzo Barotti (20 December 1724 – 18 December 1801) was an Italian Jesuit priest, historian, and poet.

Biography

Lorenzo Barotti was born in Ferrara. He studied under the Jesuits in Vicenza, Padua, and Venice, and joined the order in 1740, though the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 left him bereft of an ecclesiastical appointment. Early in his career he taught rhetoric at Bologna, affiliated with the church of Santa Lucia. He published a biography of illustrious writers from Ferrara, a work begun by his father, published in 1777. He wrote a history of the bishops and archbishops of Ferrara (1787). He was also known for his poetry.

Works

References

  1. ↑ Memorie istoriche di letterati ferraresi, Posthumous work by Giannandrea Barotti, completed by abate Lorenzo Barotti, published by Eredi di Giuseppe Rinaldi.
  2. ↑ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 1, compiled by Gioacchino Maria Olivier-Poli, Naples (1824); page 170-171.

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