FRANCISCUS DE ALBANO (Vercellensis). - Canonist, born in Vercelli in the first half of the 13th century. No certain details of his life are known; however, he seems to have lived in southern France and taught at Avignon. He may also have taken part in the Second Council of Lyon in 1274; surviving from him is a commentary on the constitutions promulgated by Gregory X at that Council.
Bibl.: J. Schulte, Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Rechts, II, Stuttgart 1877, p. 157; A. van Hove, Prolegomena, 2nd ed., Mechelen-Rome 1925, p. 431; E. Fournier, Quellen und Druck der Quellen, 1, Paris 1938, pp. 12-31. Rodolfo Danieli