GIOVANNI MICHELE GAVALIERI. — Liturgist of the Order of the Hermits of St Augustine, born in Bergamo around the end of the 17th century, died on 6 January 1757. Of keen intellect and rare culture, he was most learned in ecclesiastical matters.
His principal work is: *Commentaria in authentica S. Rituum Congregationis decreta, ad Romanum praesertim Breviarium, Missale et Rituale quomodolibet attinentia* (Bergamo 1743–51), dedicated to Benedict XIV, in which he provides a complete doctrinal interpretation of all the decisions of the Sacred Congregation of Rites from 1578 to 1751 regarding liturgical matters.
Bibl.: D. A. Perini, *Bibliographia Augustiniana*, I, Florence 1929, p. 217. Silverio Mattei