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Almici was born at Brescia, of a noble family. [2] He became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory at a very early age, and devoted himself to the study of theology, Greek, and Hebrew, the Bible, chronology, religious and secular history, antiquities, criticism, diplomacy, and liturgy. He gained a strong reputation among his contemporaries for his scholarship. [1]
He has left critical reflections on the work of Febronius's De Statu Ecclesiae (1763), together with some treatises, part of which are still in manuscript. [2] His Méditations sur la vie et les écrits du P. Sarpi is a critical examination of Paolo Sarpi's partisan history of the Council of Trent. [1]
He wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Callimaco Limi, Callimaco Mili, and N. N. [3]
His brother Giambattista Almici was a celebrated Italian jurist. [2]
Of the many works he wrote, the principal are the following:
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