Paolo Maria Paciaudi
Paolo Maria Paciaudi (1710 – 1785) was an Italian ecclesiastic, antiquary, and historian.
| Paolo Maria Paciaudi | |
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| Born | 23 November 1710  Turin |
| Died | 1 February 1785 |
| Occupation | Librarian, antiquarian, historian |
He born at Turin in 1710. He studied at Bologna, became professor of philosophy at Genoa, and in 1761 settled at Parma as librarian to the grand-duke, who also appointed him his antiquary and director of some public works; besides which he was historiographer of the Order of Malta. He died in 1785.
His principal works of interest are, De cultu S. Joannis Baptistce antiquitates Christiance (1754, 4to), a masterpiece full of information: — Monumenta Peloponnesiaca (2 vols. 4to): — Memoirs of the Grand Masters of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (3 vols. 4to). See Fabroni, Vitce Italiorum, vol. 14 s.v.; Leneys, Life of Paciaudi prefixed to his Letters to M. de Caylus; Tipaldo, Biog. degli Italiani illustri, vol. 10, s.v.
