Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Castelli, Pietro Italian physician and botanist, b. at Rome in 1574; d. at Messina in 1662. He was graduated in 1617, studied under the botanist Andrea Cesalpino, and was professor at Rome from 1597 to 1634 when he went to Messina. He laid out the botanical gardens at Messina (1635), where he cultivated many exotic … Continue reading “Castelli, Pietro”

Castelli, Benedetto Mathematician and physicist; b. at Perugia, Italy, 1577; d. at Rome, 1644. He was destined by his parents for the service of the Church and entered the Order of St. Benedict, at Monte Cassino. There he became abbot, and in 1640 he was transferred to the Abbey of San Benedetto Aloysio. He was … Continue reading “Castelli, Benedetto”

Castelli, Annibale a Bolognese painter, flourished about 1605, and studied under Faceine. His best work is The Raising of Lazarus, in the Church of San Paolo, at Bologna. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Castelli (or Castello), Valerio an Italian painter, the son of Bernardo, was born at Genoa in 1625, and was the scholar of Fiasella. He painted a number of frescos for the Genoese churches, which nearly approached the excellence of Carlonij as is evident in the cupola of the Nuuziata, and in Santa Marta. Some of … Continue reading “Castelli (or Castello), Valerio”

Castelli (or Castello), Giovanni Battista (called il Bergamasco), an eminent Italian painter, was born in the year 1490, and studied under Aurelio Busso, at Crema. Soon after leaving this master he went to Rome for improvement. On returning to Genoa he painted for the Church of San Marcellino. In the monastery of San Sebastiano is … Continue reading “Castelli (or Castello), Giovanni Battista”

Castelli (or Castello), Fabrizio a talented Italian painter, the son of Giovanni Battista, was employed by Philip II on the Escurial, in connection with other artists. He also painted several frescos at the Prado, and he colored forty-eight busts of saints, executed by Juan of Arfe for the Escurial. He died at Madrid in 1617. … Continue reading “Castelli (or Castello), Fabrizio”

Castelli (or Castello), Bernardo an Italian painter, was born at Genoa in 1t557, and studied under A. Semini. He painted a number of pictures for the Genoese churches, the principal of which are St. Diego and St. Jerome, in San Francesco. At Rome he painted Peter Walking on the Sea, in the Basilica of St. … Continue reading “Castelli (or Castello), Bernardo”

Castellesi, Adriano an Italian prelate, was born at Corneto (Tuscany), in the latter part of the l1th century. Although of obscure parentage, he attained to the first dignities of the Church. Having been sent to England by Innocent VIII, he gained by that mission the favor of Henry VII, who in 1503 appointed him bishop … Continue reading “Castellesi, Adriano”

Castellanos, Juan de Born in Spain in the first half of the sixteenth century; date of death unknown. He came to America previous to 1545 as a cavalry soldier, and acquired some means on the Pearl Coast. Abandoning the military profession he became a secular priest at Cartagena and, declining the dignities of canon and … Continue reading “Castellanos, Juan de”

Castellaneta (Castania) DIOCESE OF CASTELLANETA (CASTELLANETENSIS). Suffragan of Taranto. Castellaneta is a city of the province of Leece, in Southern Italy, about twenty-four miles from Taranto (Tarentum). Nothing is known of this city previous to 1080, when it was taken by Robert, Duke of Tarentum, who expelled its Byzantine inhabitants, at which time, probably, the … Continue reading “Castellaneta (Castania)”