Quotes:Baronius, Caesar

Zirkoff, Boris

Baronius, Caesar. Italian ecclesiastical historian, b. at Sora, 1538; d. 1607. Educated at Veroli and Naples. Joined Oratory at Rome, 1557, and became superior in 1593. In 1596 he became Cardinal and librarian to the Vatican. Nearly elected Pope but opposed by Spain for his work On the Monarchy of Sicily. His chief work, however, is the Series known as the *Annales Ecclesiastici in twelve folios (15881607). In spite of some errors, especially in Greek history, this work is an honest one. The Annales end with the year 1198. They were continued by Rinaldi (9 Vols., 1676-77), by Laderchi (3 Vols., 1728-37), and by Theiner (3 Vols., 1856). The most useful edition is that of Mansi (38 Vols., Lucca, 1738-59).

See also under Acts, etc.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 11, p. 566