About Emilio Comba
Lived 1839 – 1904 (aged 65). Emilio Comba was an Italian historian, church historian, university teacher and catholic theologian.
Emilio Comba (1839–1904) was a celebrated Waldensian pastor and historian, he was born in San Germano Chisone, Piedmont, Italy.
Works 1880 Storia dei Valdesi avanti la Reforma 1885 Un sinodo anabattista a Venezia anno 1550 1897 I Nostri Protestanti - 2 volumes
His son, Ernesto Comba In 1922 the Waldensian school was transferred from Florence to Rome with Emilio's son Teofilo Ernesto Comba as professor of the theological faculty. 1923 Storia dei Valdesi Torre Pellice 1927 De Waldenzen, hun Oorsprong en Geschiedenis Kampen, J. H. Kok. Ernesto Comba presented arguments to demonstrate that the name Waldenses derived from valley ("vallis densa" valdensis) and that they already existed before the time of Peter Waldo.
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Who was Emilio Comba?
Italian historian (1839-1904)
When was Emilio Comba born?
Emilio Comba was born on 31 August 1839 in San Germano Chisone.
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Emilio Comba died on 3 September 1904 in Guttannen.
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Emilio Comba was a historian, church historian, university teacher and catholic theologian.
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Emilio Comba was Italian.
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