Giuseppe Luigi Assemani
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Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (1710 on Mount Lebanon Tripoli
– February 9, 1782 in Rome) was a Lebanese
orientalist
and a Professor of Oriental languages at Rome
.
Assemani came from a well known family of Lebanese
Maronites that included several notable Orientalists. His brother was Archbishop Giuseppe Simone Assemani
whom he helped with his writings; besides assisting his brother he also studied in Rome and was appointed by the Pope
, firstly as the Professor of Syriac at the Sapienza and later as the Professor of liturgy by Pope Benedict XIV. The Pope also made Assemani a member of the Academy for Historic Research which had just been established.
Assemani and his brother between them laid the foundations of modern historical research with their work on publishing the correct editions of various early and Middle Age writers as well as their work on the decrees of the various general, national, and provincial councils. They were also influential by the examples they set in their own works on how historical materials should be used.
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
– February 9, 1782 in Rome) was a Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and a Professor of Oriental languages at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Assemani came from a well known family of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
Maronites that included several notable Orientalists. His brother was Archbishop Giuseppe Simone Assemani
Giuseppe Simone Assemani
Giuseppe Simone Assemani , 1687–1768, was a Lebanese Maronite orientalist.-Life:Giuseppe Simone Assemani was born on August 27, 1687 in Hasroun, Mount Lebanon. When very young he was sent to the Maronite College in Rome, and was transferred thence to the Vatican library. He was ordained priest on...
whom he helped with his writings; besides assisting his brother he also studied in Rome and was appointed by the Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
, firstly as the Professor of Syriac at the Sapienza and later as the Professor of liturgy by Pope Benedict XIV. The Pope also made Assemani a member of the Academy for Historic Research which had just been established.
Assemani and his brother between them laid the foundations of modern historical research with their work on publishing the correct editions of various early and Middle Age writers as well as their work on the decrees of the various general, national, and provincial councils. They were also influential by the examples they set in their own works on how historical materials should be used.
Major works
- Codex liturgicus ecclesiae universae / Joseph Aloysius Assemanus ... recensuit, latine vertit, Praefationibus, Commentariis, et variantibus Lectionibus illustravit. Rom 1749-66, 13 Vols.
- Missale Alexandrinum Sancti in quo eucharistiae liturgiae omnes antiquae ac recentes ecclesiarum Aegypti, Graece, Coptice, Arabice, et Syriace exhibentur. Rome 1754.
- Reprint, Editor Hubert Welter, Paris 19XX.
- Commentarius theologico-canonico-criticus de ecclesiis earum reverentia, et asylo atque concordia sacerdotii et imperii. Rom 1766.
- De Sacris ritibus Dissertatio. Rome 1757.
- Commentarius theologico-canonicus criticus de ecclesiis, earum reverentia et asylo atque concordia Sacerdotii et Imperii. Rome 1766.
- Dissertatio de unione et communione ecclesiastica. Rome 1770.
- Dissertatio de canonibus poenitentialibus. Rome 1770.
- De catholicis seu patriarchis Chaldaeorum et Nestorianorum commentarius historico-chronologicus. Rome 1775.This work remains the major reference work on the history of the Patriarchs of the Church of the EastPatriarchs of the Church of the EastConventional lists of Patriarchs of the Church of the East include around 130 patriarchs. A number of these patriarchs are legendary, or invented, or have been included in the standard lists on dubious evidence...
.- Reprint Westmead [etc.] : Gregg International Publ., 1969.
- De Synodo Diocesana Dissertatio. Rome 1776.
- A Latin version of Ebedjesus's Collectio Canonum published by Cardinal Mai in his Scriptorum Veterum Nova Collectio
Other family members
- Archbishop Giuseppe Simone AssemaniGiuseppe Simone AssemaniGiuseppe Simone Assemani , 1687–1768, was a Lebanese Maronite orientalist.-Life:Giuseppe Simone Assemani was born on August 27, 1687 in Hasroun, Mount Lebanon. When very young he was sent to the Maronite College in Rome, and was transferred thence to the Vatican library. He was ordained priest on...
(Brother) - Stefano Evodio AssemaniStefano Evodio AssemaniStefano Evodio Assemani, , Lebanese orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library....
(1709–1782) (Nephew) - Simone AssemaniSimone AssemaniSimone Assemani , grand-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, was born in Rome.He was professor of Oriental languages in Padua. He is best known by his masterly detection of the literary imposture of Giuseppe Vella, a Maltese priest, which claimed to be a history of the Saracens in...
(1752–1820) (Grandnephew)