Bible Encyclopedias
Arconati (1)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Arco, Alexis (or Alfonso Del)

Next Entry
Arconati (2)

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

an Italian Franciscan monk and a composer of music, was born about 1- 610. He entered this order while very young, applied himself diligently to the study of music, and wrote for the Church a large number of massess, moets, and other fragments of music. He was appointed, master of the chapel of the Convent of St. Francis of Bologna in 1653, in place of Guido Montalbani; but he died soon after, in 1657. His musical works may be found in the library of the convent. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.