Michele Carcano
| Blessed Michele Carcano | |
|---|---|
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| Universal preacher of the Church | |
| Born |
1427 Lomazzo, Duchy of Milan, Italy |
| Died |
20 March 1484 Lodi, Duchy of Milan, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 20 March |
| Attributes | cross, skull, |
| Patronage | Sant'Anna Hospital chapel, Como |
Michele Carcano (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo,[1] 1427- 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre, and for the marked anti-Semitism of his attacks on usury.[2]
His sermons were later printed as Sermones quadragesimales fratris Michaelis de Mediolano de decem preceptis (1492). They include arguments in favour of religious art.[3]
Confessionale generale, 1500
Notes
- ↑ Sito Ufficiale della Rievocazione Storica Pace di Lomazzo 1286
- ↑ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Montes Pietatis
- ↑ Geraldine A. Johnson, Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction (2005), p. 37.
External links
- Franaut biography
- Incomincia la Confessione Generale From the Collections at the Library of Congress
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