Paolo Maria Paciaudi

Paolo Maria Paciaudi
Born	23 November 1710  Turin
Died	1 February 1785  (aged 74)
Occupation	Archaeologist, librarian, antiquarian, historian, numismatist

Paolo Maria Paciaudi (1710 – 1785) was an Italian Theatine priest, antiquarian, and historian.

Biography[]

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. The cleric Ireneo Affò replaced him as librarian in Parma.

His principal works of interest are:

• De cultu S. Joannis Baptistce antiquitates Christiance (1754, 4to), a masterpiece full of religious minutiae *Monumenta Peloponnesiaca (2 vols. 4to)
• Memoirs of the Grand Masters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (3 vols. 4to). See Angelo Fabroni in Vitae Italiorum, vol. 14 s.v.; Leneys
• Life of Paciaudi prefixed to his Letters to M. de Caylus
• Tipaldo, Biografia degli Italiani illustri, vol. 10, s.v.

 This article incorporates public domain material from McClintock, John; Strong, James (1867–1887). Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Harper and Brothers.