Pietro del Monte
Venetian jurist, canonist and humanist
About Pietro del Monte
Lived 1400 – 1457. Pietro del Monte was an Italian diplomat, catholic bishop, catholic priest and canon law jurist.
Pietro del Monte (Petrus de Monte Brixensis; 1400 – 1457) was a Venetian jurist, canonist and humanist.
He studied at the University of Padua, as a student of Prodocimo de Conti and Giovan Francesco di Capodilista. He was papal collector in England from 1435 to 1440. Subsequently, he was papal legate to France. He became Bishop of Brescia in 1442.
Works
Monarchia in qua generalium conciliorum materia de potestate prestantia & excellentia Romani pontificis & imperatoris plenissime discutitur , Lugduni, 1512, Romae 1537 De unius legis veritate et sectarum falsitate opus utilissimum & perspicacissimum, Mediulanum, 1522.
De potestate romani pontificis et generalis concilii, (composed 1434, printed Rome, 1476) De Vitiorum inter se Differentia (composed 1438, unprinted), plagiarised from De Avaritia by Poggio Bracciolini
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Who was Pietro del Monte?
Venetian jurist, canonist and humanist
When was Pietro del Monte born?
Pietro del Monte was born in 1400 in Venice.
When did Pietro del Monte die?
Pietro del Monte died on 12 January 1457 in Rome.
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Pietro del Monte was a diplomat, catholic bishop, catholic priest and canon law jurist.
What nationality was Pietro del Monte?
Pietro del Monte was Italian.
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