Ludovico Jacobilli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludovico Jacobilli

Italian hagiographer and historian

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1598

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1664

Profession: historian, presbyter

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ludovico Jacobilli ("Ludovicus Jacobillus" in Latin) was an Italian hagiographer and historian, a priest at Foligno.
He was born in 1598 and died in 1664.
His work was mainly concerned with the saints and cities of Umbria. In 1662 he donated over 5,000 books from his personal library to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno to enhance the seminary library there.
When he died, more than 3,500 books were added to that number.
Today the library still bears his name.