1607
Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1538)
Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1538)
Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1538)
Caesar Baronius
Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)
- Died
- 1607
Cesare Baronio, known more commonly as Caesar Baronius[a] CO, was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici, which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). He is a candidate for sainthood, having been declared venerable in 1745 by then-Pope Benedict XIV.