Giovanni Battista de Rossi

Giovanni Battista de Rossi ( Gian Battista de Rossi ), ( born February 23, 1822 in Rome, † 20 September 1894 in Castel Gandolfo ) was an Italian Christian archaeologist and epigraphists. He is regarded as the founder of scientific Christian Archaeology and the early Christian epigraphy.

De Rossi studied law in Rome and published his first archaeological work in some magazines. He treated initially mainly the early Christian inscriptions and then was under the guidance of his teacher and idol Giuseppe Marchi a pioneer in the study of the Roman catacombs. From about 1850 he discovered 27 catacombs, including St. Callistus catacombs.

1847 turned the historian Theodor Mommsen in a letter to de Rossi and asked him for his support in the monumental work Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum the Prussian Academy of Sciences. This collaboration is an intense friendly relationship developed.

In 1847 he became a member of the Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeological, 1853 he became a corresponding, in 1851 a full member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. In 1867 he became a foreign member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, 1886, he received the Order Pour le Mérite.

The results of his research, he has published numerous works, including the " bull Tino di Archeologia cristiana ", which he published from 1863 itself.

Works (selection)

  • Urbis Romae Inscriptiones christianae septimo saeculo antiquiores (Vol. I, Rome 1861, Vol II, Rome 1888).
  • La Roma Sotterranea Cristiana (Vol. I Rome in 1864, Vol II Rome in 1867, Vol III Rome 1877).
  • Mosaici delle chiese di Roma anteriori al secolo XV (Rome 1872-87 ).

Tributes

  • Albo dei sottoscrittori per la medaglia d' oro in onore del commendatore Gio. Batt. de Rossi: e relazione della solennità nel presentarla in Laterano Rome ... 1882 1882 ( including publication list ).
  • Albo dei sottoscrittori pel del busto marmoreo Comm. GB de Rossi e relazione dell'inaugurazione fattane ... 1892: sopra il Cimitero di Callisto by festeggiare il principe del sessantesimo anno della sacra archeologia. Rome, Cuggiani 1892.
  • Paul Maria Baumgarten: Giovanni Battista de Rossi the founder of the Christian archaeological science: a biographical sketch. Cologne, Bachem 1892.
  • Paul Maria Baumgarten: Giovanni Battista de Rossi. In: The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York, 1908.
  • Antonio Baruffa: Giovanni Battista DeRossi: l' archeologo esploratore delle Catacombs. Città del Vaticano, Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1994. ISBN 88-209-2010-7
  • Pontificia Commissione de Archeological Sacra: Giovanni Battista De Rossi e le catacombe novels. Città del Vaticano 1994.
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