Bernardino Maffei
Bernardino Maffei (
cardinal
.
He studied jurisprudence at Padua, and during the frequent absence of Dandino acted as secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, and later to Pope Paul III.[1]
On 12 March 1547, he was made
Ignatius Loyola and was highly esteemed by pope Julius III. His commentary on the "Letters of Cicero
" is one of the best. He also wrote: "De inscriptionibus et imaginibus veterum numismatum".
References
- OCLC 53276621.
- [self-published]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Bernardino Maffei". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.