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Alphonsus Ciacconius | |
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| Born | c. 15 December 1530  Baeza (Crown of Castile) |
| Baptised | 15 December 1530 |
| Died | 14 February 1599 (aged 68) Rome, Papal States |
| Occupation | Church historian, antiquarian, archaeologist |
Don Alphonsus Ciacconius (born shortly before 15 December 1530,[1] Baeza - died 14 February 1599, Rome) was a Spanish Dominican scholar in Rome. His name is also spelt as Alfonso Chacón and Ciacono. Chacón is known mainly for two of his works: Historia utriusque belli dacici a Traiano Caesare gesti (Rome, 1576), and Vitae, et res gestae pontificum romanorum et S.R.E. Cardinalium ab initio nascentis ecclesiae usque ad Clementem IX. P.O.M. Alphonsi Ciaconii Ordinis Praedicatorum & aliorum opera descriptae (Rome, 1601).
- ^ 15 December 1530 is the date of his baptism.