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ANG Missionary Society; and soon after his return he died at South Shields, in September, 1832, in the fifty-first year of his age. (Life, by Dr. Cox.)—J. A., L.  ANGE DE ST. JOSEPH, whose real name was, was prior of the convent of Carmelites at Perpignan, and was born at Toulouse in 1636. Having studied Arabic at Rome under Celestin, brother of the learned orientalist Golius, he proceeded on a mission to the East, visiting Smyrna, Ispahan, and Basrah. After his return to Rome in 1679, he travelled through France, Holland, England, and Ireland; died 1697.—F.  ANGE DE SAINTE ROSALIE, whose family name was , a member of the order of Barefooted Augustinians, was born at Blois in 1655. Devoting himself to the study of history, he greatly enlarged the historical works of Father Anselm, and produced other treatises of importance relating to the history of France. He died in 1726.—F.  ANGEL,, of Magdalen hall, Oxford, took holy orders in the English church, but afterwards seceded. He was very popular with the Puritans, and was appointed lecturer of Grantham, where he died in 1655.  ANGELA MERICI, born at Desenzano in 1511, founded the order of the Ursulines, at Brescia in 1537, after her return from a pilgrimage to Palestine. She died in 1540.  ANGELI,, an Italian historian, who was born at Ferrara about the year 1525. Being suspected of heresy, he was compelled to quit his country in 1576, and during his exile, employed himself in visiting and describing the rivers of Italy, and afterwards produced a history of Parma. He died about the end of the sixteenth century, leaving several works on law and other subjects, evincing considerable learning.—F.  ANGELI,, an Italian artist, born at Rome at the end of the 16th century, and attached to the court of Cosmo VI., Grand-duke of Tuscany, the distinguished patron of the fine arts. His pictures are extremely rare and valuable. Died 1643.  ANGELI,, a historical painter of Perugia, born in 1570, died in 1630. The fame of Lodovico Caracci having reached him, he left his home at twelve years of age, went to Bologna to put himself under the tuition of that great master, and eventually became one of the best followers of that school. <section end="185H" /> <section begin="185I" />ANGELI,, an Italian geometer, who was a pupil of the celebrated Cavalieri, and lived about the middle of the seventeenth century. He taught mathematics at Padua, and published a number of excellent works on the subject. <section end="185I" /> <section begin="185J" />ANGELICO,, or FRA GIOVANNI ANGELICO DA FIESOLE. See. <section end="185J" /> <section begin="185K" />ANGELICO,, an Italian apothecary, a native of Vicenza, who lived about the end of the sixteenth, or commencement of the seventeenth century. In addition to eminent success in the practice of pharmacy, he dedicated his leisure to the art of poetry, in which he exhibited considerable skill. <section end="185K" /> <section begin="185L" />ANGELICO,, an Italian poet, the nephew of the preceding, and like him a native of Vicenza. He had studied law, but devoted nearly his whole attention to the belles-lettres, and attained high reputation as a poet. He died at Vienna in 1697. <section end="185L" /> <section begin="185M" />ANGELILE´RI,, a Sicilian friar of the order of St. Francis, and vicar-general of the order at Madrid. He was alive in 1707. <section end="185M" /> <section begin="185N" />ANGELIO or DEGLI ANGELI,, an Italian poet, born at Barga in Lucca in 1517. Having entered the university of Bologna at the age of sixteen, in order to study law, he greatly distinguished himself for talent and scholarship; but in consequence of an intrigue, and certain satirical verses he had written, he found it necessary to quit the city. At Venice, however, the French ambassador, Pelissier, employed him to copy Greek MSS. for the royal library at Paris. In the suite of another French minister, he subsequently visited Constantinople, Greece, and Asia Minor. In 1543 he was present at the siege of Nice by the French, but in consequence of a duel fled to Florence. In 1546 he was chosen professor of Greek at Reggio. In 1575 he published his poem on the Christian Conquest of Palestine, and died at Pisa in 1596.—F. <section end="185N" /> <section begin="185O" />ANGELIO or DEGLI ANGELI,, bishop of Massa in Sienna in 1570; died 1579. <section end="185O" /> <section begin="185P" />ANGELIS or DEGLI ANGELI,, born at Spoleto in 1562, an Italian astronomer, who was prefect of studies in the college of Rome, and a member of the order of jesuits: died at Ferrara in 1620. <section end="185P" /> <section begin="185Q" />ANGELIS, D' or DEGLI ANGELI, , was born at Sorrento, near Naples, about 1567; became a jesuit in his sixteenth year, and in 1602 was sent to India as a missionary; thence he went into Abyssinia, where he preached for eighteen years, and where he died in 1623. He translated into the native language several religious books.—F. <section end="185Q" /> <section begin="185R" />ANGELIS, D' or DEGLI ANGELI,, an Italian antiquary, who was a native of Syracuse, and canon of Sta. Maria-Maggiore at Rome; died in 1647. <section end="185R" /> <section begin="185S" />ANGELIS,, a Neapolitan lawyer and judge in the seventeenth century, and the author of some works of reputation on the subject of law. <section end="185S" /> <section begin="185T" />ANGELIS,, a Neapolitan historian and biographer, born at Lecce in the province of Otranto in 1675. Having studied at Naples and entered into orders, he became vicar-general of Viesti, and chaplain to the papal and Neapolitan forces. He was also historiographer to Philippe V. of Naples, and secretary to the Duke de Gravina. He died in 1719.—F. <section end="185T" /> <section begin="185U" />ANGELIS,, was born at Castro-Giovanni in Sicily in 1567. His religious zeal led him to become a jesuit missionary. He spent twenty-two years in Japan, where his labours were attended with great success, but where at last he suffered death. He wrote an account of Yeso, (Rome, 1625.) <section end="185U" /> <section begin="185V" />ANGELIS, ', a Portuguese writer, by birth an Italian, went to Paris in 1818, where he was occupied in literary pursuits. He subsequently proceeded to Buenos Ayres, and as editor of a review called L'Archivo Americano, supported the political views of Rosas. His principal work is a valuable collection of documents relating to the history of the provinces of the Rio de la Plata, illustrated with notes and dissertations, published at Buenos Ayres, 1836, et seq., 7 vols. fol.—F. <section end="185V" /> <section begin="185W" />ANGELIS,, a French artist, born at Dunkirk, 1685, painted in the style of Teniers and Watteau: died 1734. <section end="185W" /> <section begin="185X" />ANGELO,, a Veronese painter who lived about 1565. He was of the school of Torbido, whom he successfully imitated and even surpassed in gracefulness of design. His son and pupil, Marco, was highly esteemed, both as a painter and engraver, but died prematurely at Rome.—R. M. <section end="185X" /> <section begin="185Y" />ANGELO,, an Italian Hellenist, a native of Scarperio in Tuscany, who lived about the end of the 14th and beginning of the 15th century. He settled at Florence, published a life of Cicero, and made some translations from Plutarch. <section end="185Y" /> <section begin="185YA" />ANGELO,. See. <section end="185YA" /> <section begin="185YB" />ANGELONI,, was born at Terni, in the states of the church, at the end of the 16th century. He was secretary to Cardinal Aldobrandini, and besides forming a valuable collection of coins and medals, left behind him a number of MS. compositions in poetry, comedy, and romance; together with a piece in imitation of the Arcadia of Sannazarius, and some works on antiquarian subjects and numismatology.—F. <section end="185YB" /> <section begin="185YC" />ANGELONI,, an Italian writer, born at Frosinone in 1758; died at London in 1842. <section end="185YC" /> <section begin="185YD" />ANGELRAM, bishop of Metz, from 768 to 791; supposed to have carried forward the chronicle known as the Nibelung, and his name is associated with the history of the canon law. <section end="185YD" /> <section begin="185Zcontin" />ANGELUCCI,, was born at Naples in the latter part of the seventeenth century. He was a very extensive manufacturer of sheep-gut violin strings, and did very much to improve these very important essentials to musical performance. By an elaborate series of experiments, he proved that the quality of the strings depended very greatly upon the age of the sheep, and ascertained that those of from seven to eight months old, accustomed to pasture on the mountains, were by very far the most desirable for his purpose. His operations were so extensive, that he kept a hundred workmen in constant employment; and because he thus gave such very large occupation to its inhabitants, he was regarded as a benefactor of the village of Sale in the Neapolitan territory, from whence these numerous artificers of fiddlestrings were all selected. Inconsiderably as many may esteem his fabrications, Angelucci was as great an enthusiast in his calling as many an inventor, whose labours may be more easily appreciated by such as are not practically concerned in their results. He opened negotiations for establishing depôts and agencies for carrying on the manufacture and sale of his strings in several of the principal cities of the continent, but he failed in this design, and his affairs became greatly embarrassed in consequence. His pecuniary involvement was not the only, nor indeed the worst result of <section end="185Zcontin" />