Pietro Antonio Corsignani
Pietro Antonio Corsignani was an Italian bishop, writer, and historian of the Abruzzo.
Biography
Born in Celano, he studied law in Rome. In 1711, he was ordained a priest. In Rome, he was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Arcadia, but would also be invited to be honorary member of other erudite academies. During the papacy of Benedict XIII in 1727, he was named bishop of Venosa, and in July 1738, bishop of Valva and Sulmona.Works
Among his literary works are:- Avvertimenti politici e morali & c. Rome 1708 in 8°.
- ', Rome 1712 in 4°.
- De Aniene, ac Viæ Valeriæ pontibus Synoptica enarratio &c. Rome 1718 in 4°.
- Epistola istorica sopra varie Marsicane notizie, Velletri 1722 in 4°.
- ', Rome 178 in 4.
- Regia Marsicana, Naples 1748 t. 2 in 4°.
- Acta Ss. MM. Simplicii, Constantii & Victoriani &c., Rome 1750 in 4°.
- Vita della Marchesana Petronilla Massimi.
- Vita del Cardinal Melchiorre di Polignac