Carlo Rosini
Carlo Maria Rosini (7 April 1748, in Naples – 18 February 1836, in Naples) was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop and philologist. Rosini worked on the carbonized papyrus Scroll, scrolls found at Herculaneum, the first volume of which he helped publish in 1793. Biography Carlo Maria Rosini studied under the Jesuits, embraced the ecclesiastical life, and in 1784 became the successor of :fr:Nicola Ignarra, Nicola Ignarra as professor of Holy Scripture in the archiepiscopal seminary at Naples. He was canon of Naples Cathedral till 1792. Pope Pius VI made him Bishop of Pozzuoli on 21 December 1797. Wikipedia:SPS, He was in favor with the king, and received the position of Councilor of State and grand almoner, and later, under Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand I, was minister of public instruction. Rosini was a member of the Accademia Ercolanese, Royal Herculaneum Academy after its reorganization, and was one of the most active in deciphering ancient manuscripts, of which he ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the ...
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