Prospero Farinacci

Prospero Farinacci (30 October 1554 – 30 October 1618) was an Italian lawyer and judge, noted for his harsh sentencing.

Prospero Farinacci.

Farinacci was born and died in Rome. Whilst he was a staunch prosecutor of sodomites, in 1595 he was himself accused of having repeatedly entertained sodomitic relations. He was excused of the crime by Pope Clement VIII, who famously made a pun on Farinacci's name (which alludes to "flour" in Italian) by claiming that "The flour is good, it's the bag that's bad."

Works
Responsa criminalia, 1606
  • Praxis et theorica criminalis, 1594–1614.
  • Responsa criminalia (in Latin). 1. Venice: Giorgio Varisco. 1606.
  • Responsa criminalia. 2. Rome. 1615.
  • Responsa criminalia. 3. Rome. 1620.

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