Giovanni Antonio Campani
Most Reverend Giovanni Antonio Campani | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Teramo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Teramo-Atri |
| In office | 1463–1477 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Fatati |
| Successor | Francesco de Perez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1429 |
| Died | 15 July 1477 (aged 48) Siena, Republic of Siena |
Giovanni Antonio Campani called Campanus (27 February? 1429 – 15 July 1477), a protégé of Cardinal Bessarion, was a Neapolitan-born humanist at the court of Pope Pius II, whose funeral oration he wrote, followed by a biography, flattering but filled with personal reminiscence, written ca 1470-77. Campanus was famous for his Latin orations, poems and letters. In addition to Bessarion's Academy, Campanus was a member of the Roman circle of Pomponius Leto. After the death of the Pope in 1464, Campani taught at the Florentine Academy.