Pietro Balan (September 3, 1840 – 1893) was an Italian Catholic journalist and historian. He used newly opened

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Life

He was born at

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on 3 September 1840, and was educated in the seminary at

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, where he was appointed professor in 1862. He was director of the Venetian journal ''La Libertà Cattolica'' in 1865, and of the

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journal ''Diritto Cattolico'' in 1867. In 1879 he became subarchivist of the Vatican, but retired (or was dismissed) on a pretext of poor health four years later, moving to Pragatto in the province of Bologna. He was nominated chamberlain by

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in 1881, and domestic prelate in the following year; in 1883 he was appointed referendary of the Papal ''segnatura'', and was also created a commander of the

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Works (incomplete list)

* ''Monumenta reformationis Lutheranæ'' (Ratisbon, 1883–4). * ''Fra Paolo Sarpi'' (Venice, 1887)

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balan, Pietro 1840 births 1893 deaths People from the Province of Padua Italian historians of religion 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 19th-century Italian historians