Ferdinando Ughelli | |
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![]() 17th century portrait of Ferdinando Ughelli, Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana | |
Title | abbot |
Personal life | |
Born | |
Died | 19 May 1670 | (aged 75)
Resting place | Chiesa dei Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio alle Tre Fontane |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | Roman College |
Known for | Italia sacra sive de episcopis Italiæ |
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Religious life | |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Order | Cistercians |
Ordination | 1618 |
Ferdinando Ughelli OCist (Italian pronunciation: [ferdiˈnando uːgɛli]; 21 March 1595 – 19 May 1670) was an Italian Cistercian monk and church historian. He is best known for his monumental Italia sacra, a massive nine-volume treatise detailing the history of all Italian dioceses from the earliest Christian centuries to his day.