Arnaldo Speroni degli Alvarotti

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Arnaldo Speroni degli Alvarotti (1727-1801) was an Italian Roman Catholic cleric, serving as bishop of Rovigo.

Biography

He was born in Padua, to the same family as the playwright Sperone Speroni. Arnaldo published a number of works: [1]

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References

  1. Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 157.