Angelo Rocca

Angelo Rocca
Pages from Angelo Rocca's Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana describing Glagolitic script. (A. Rocca: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana a Sixto V... translata, Rome, 1591)
Born(1545-03-03)March 3, 1545
Rocca, near Ancone, Papal States
Died8 April 1620(1620-04-08) (aged 75)
Rome, Papal States
NationalityItalian
Other namesAngelo Roccha
Camers Camerinus
Occupation(s)Humanist, librarian and bishop
Known forfounder of the Angelica Library at Rome
Notable workOsservazioni intorno alle bellezze della lingua latina

Angelo Rocca (1545, in Rocca, near Ancone – 8 April 1620, in Rome) was an Italian humanist, librarian and bishop, founder of the Angelica Library at Rome, afterwards accessible from 1604 as a public library.[1]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Angelo Rocca" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.