BOZZIO, TOMMASO. — Born in Gubbio in 1548, he earned a law degree in Perugia. He then entered the Congregation of the Oratory in Rome, where he distinguished himself for his piety and learning and was esteemed as one of the most learned men of his time. He died in 1610.
At the request of St. Philip Neri, of whom he was a disciple, he devoted himself to historical studies in defense of the Church and became renowned for his *Annales Antiquitatum* (1637), which were the fruit of his studies during the time he collaborated with Baronio in compiling the *Annales Ecclesiastici*. He also published several works on canon law and on asceticism and mysticism; and some Latin and Greek literary compilations by him are also known.
BIBL.: C. A. De Rosa, marchese di Villarosa, *Memorie degli Scrittori Filippini*, Naples 1846, pp. 74–77; A. Capecelatro, *Vita di s. Filippo Neri*, 2 vols., Naples 1879, in the documents appended, pp. 797–800; A. Panella, *Gli antimachiavellici*, Florence 1943, pp. 64–70.