FELICE da PRATO. - Augustinian exegete, born at Prato in the second half of the 15th century to Jewish parents, died at Rome around 1560. For some time he was an ardent and most learned rabbi. After his conversion, he entered the Augustinian Order and carried out his priestly apostolate especially through writings and preaching directed toward the conversion of his former coreligionists. In 1523 he was awarded the degree in theology by the Augustinian general Gabriele Veneto. Subsequently, both his religious Congregation of Lecceto (Siena) and the higher superiors of the Order of S. Agostino entrusted him with various important offices and duties. He was buried in the church of S. Agostino, in Rome.
Principal works: Psalterium ex haebraico latine veditum (Venezia 1515, Basilea 1524, Lione 1530); Biblio rabbinica (2 vols., Venezia 1518, and again in 1521, 1528, 1534; with many variants it was printed again in 1525 and 1533).