Angelo Rocca
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Angelo Rocca founder of the Angelica Library
Angelica Library
The Angelica Library is in Rome, Italy. It is a public library located in the Piazza Sant'Agostino square, next to the church of Sant'Agostino, not far from Piazza Navona....

 at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, afterwards accessible from 1604 as a public library.

He is known also as Camers Camerinus from the Augustinian monastery at Camerino. He studied at Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....

, Rome and Venice. In 1577 he graduated as doctor in theology from Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

. After serving as superior-general of the Augustinian Monastery there from 1579, he become the head of the Vatican printing-office in 1585. In 1595 he was appointed sacristan
Sacristan
A sacristan is an officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers , later by the treasurers and mansionarii...

 in the papal chapel. In 1605 he was granted the office of titular Bishop of Tagaste in Numidia (the historic Augustinian diocese).

He was a researcher of history. He edited the printed version of the Vulgate Bible, (widely unknown before the printing press) and had it printed. During the editing he became accustomed with historic manuscripts stored in Vatican - some of them not readily accessible until modern times. He (incorrectly) credited St. Jerome with the invention of Glagolitic. He edited the works of Egidio Colonna - 1581, and of Augustinus Triumphus
Augustinus Triumphus
Augustinus Triumphus , also known as Augustinus of Ancona or Agostino Trionfo, was a Hermit of St. Augustine and writer. He is celebrated for his work Summa de potestate ecclesiastica, printed in 1473. In the latter part of the sixteenth century, according to William J...

 - 1582.

He wrote:
  • Bibliothecæ theologicæ et scripturalis epitome - 1594
  • De Sacrosancto Christi corpore romanis pontificibus iter conficientibus præferendo commentarius - 1599
  • De canonizatione sanctorum commentarius - 1601
  • De campanis - 1612.
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