Sarpi, Paolo

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• Sarpi, Paolo — born Aug. 14, 1552, Venice died Jan. 14, 1623, Venice Italian patriot, scholar, and state theologian. At age 20 Sarpi became court theologian to the duke of Mantua, a post that gave him leisure to study Greek, Hebrew, mathematics, anatomy, and… …   Universalium

• SARPI, Paolo — (1552 1623) A Venetian cleric and historian, Paolo Sarpi is best known for articulating the rights of the Venetian state against the universal claims of the papacy. Pre­cocious as a child, by age thirteen Sarpi had joined the Servite order, and… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Sarpi, Paolo — ► (1552 1623) Servita y publicista veneciano, llamado Fra Paolo. Autor de Historia del concilio de Trento. * * * (14 ago. 1552, Venecia–14 ene. 1623, Venecia). Patriota, estudioso y teólogo italiano. A los 20 años de edad Sarpi se transformó en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Sarpi, Paolo — (1551 1623)    Venetian monk and author, known pri marily for his historical works, including a sharply critical History of the Council of Trent (1619), and for his theological and political ser vices to the republic of Venice. Although he rose… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Sarpi — Sarpi, Paolo …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Paolo Sarpi —     Paolo Sarpi     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paolo Sarpi     A Servite and anti papal historian and statesman, b. at Venice, 14 August, 1552; d. there 14 or 15 January, 1623. At the age of 13 he joined the Servite Order, exchanging his baptismal …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Paolo Sarpi — Denkmal für Paolo Sarpi in Venedig …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Sarpi — Sarpi, Paolo, geb. 1552 in Venedig, seit 1565 Servitenmönch, bekannt als solcher unter dem Namen Fra Paolo (Paulus Venetus u. Paulus Servita), bewandert in den alten Sprachen, den Naturwissenschaften, der Theologie u. Philosophie, war eine… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Paolo — [pä′ō̂ lō̂] see FRANCESCA DA RIMINI * * * (as used in expressions) Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia Pannini Giovanni Paolo Giovanni Paolo Panini Pasolini Pier Paolo Sarpi Paolo Soleri Paolo Uccello Paolo Paolo di Dono Veronese Paolo Paolo Caliari *… …   Universalium

• Sarpi — Sarpi, Paolo, berühmter ital. Geschichtschreiber, geb. 14. Aug. 1552 in Venedig, gest. 15. Jan. 1623, trat in den Orden der Serviten, wurde Mitglied des Kollegiums in Padua, kam in seinem 26. Jahr als Provinzial seines Ordens nach Rom und ward… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon