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Pietro Antonio Crespi Castoldi (Busto Arsizio 7 February 1557 - 10 November 1615) was an Italian historian and Catholic priest.
He was born on 7 February 1557 in Busto Arsizio, and was ordained a priest in 1581 by Charles Borromeo. He was a priest in Morazzone, a small town near Varese. [1]
He remained priest at Morazzone until 1589, when he returned to Busto Arsizio, to curate the Basilica of San Giovanni Battista, after an epidemic hit much of the congregation. [2] He also served as curator of the Basilica's archives.[ citation needed ]
In 1614 he wrote “De oppido Busti relationes”. Written in Latin, it became one of his most important works, and was translated by Luigi Belotti into Italian from 1925 to 1927. [3]