Antonio Cesari

Antonio Cesari

an Italian writer, was born at Verona, Jan. 16,1760. Ele was a member of the order of St. Philip of Neri, and died Oct. 1,1828, at Ravenna, having been a member of almost all the academies and learned societies of his country. He published, Vite de Santi Padri (Verona, 1799, 4 vols.): — La Vita del B. Giovanni Colombini (ibid. 1817). — Fioreti di S. Francesco (ibid. 1822): — Lezioni Storico-morali (Milan, 1815-17, 5 vols.): — Vita di Gesui Cristo (Verona, 1817, 5 vols.): — Fiori di Storia Ecclesiastica (ibid. 1828, 3 vols.). His life was written by Manuzzi (Florence, 1829), Bonfanti (Verona, 1832), Billardi (Padua, 1832), and Mordani (Ravenna, 1842). (B.P.)