the custodians of books

the custodians of books

The first virtual exhibition created by Casanatense with the SCMS developed by ICCU is online, with which we aim to make visible an iconographic heritage, if we want minor, but of historical and documentary interest and not only for the Institute that preserves it....
Padre Alberto Guglielmotti

Padre Alberto Guglielmotti

A sailor in the library: philosopher, Dominican theologian and librarian from Casanatense The general consultation room of the Casanatense Library is dedicated to the Dominican Father Alberto Guglielmotti (Civitavecchia 1812 – Rome 1893), who was its librarian...

Silvestro Amanzio Moroncelli

Silvestro Amanzio Moroncelli (born Giovanni Francesco), abbot of the Silvestrine congregation of S. Stefano del Cacco, was born in Fabriano in 1652. He was a famous cosmographer, geographer and topographer. In addition to the two Casanatensi globes, he designed two...
Giovanni Battista Audiffredi

Giovanni Battista Audiffredi

With the prefecture of Giovanni Battista Audiffredi (1714-1794) the Casanatense will reach its maximum splendor, acquiring that universality of content that characterized its collections until the mid-19th century. He was born in Saorge (Nice) on February 2, 1714 and...
Girolamo Casanate the founder

Girolamo Casanate the founder

Girolamo Casanate was born in Naples in 1620 to a family of Spanish origin, from Aoiz in Navarre. He completed his studies in his hometown, graduating in 1635 in utroque iure and, although he had shown a propensity for religious life since he was a boy, to please his...