ALBI

ALBI – Cathedral. Gate built at the order of Bishop Domenico da Firenze (early 15th century).

of the royal library, and subsequently professor of philosophy at the college of the nobility. There he had, among others, Felice Lubienski, nephew of the primate archbishop Stanislao Lubienski, as a disciple, and accompanied him as tutor in Italy. Having left the Order shortly before its suppression, he continued his literary work and collected an immense number of documents for the history of Poland, which, together with the collection of Fr. A. S. Naruszewicz, comprise nearly 250 folio volumes. He possessed a broad culture and knew many languages. He founded the “Society of the Friends of the Sciences” in Warsaw. He wrote numerous works on Polish history.

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“ALBI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), p. 440. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/albi.