Michele Piccirillo (archaeologist)
Michele Piccirillo | |
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| Born | 18 November 1944 Casanova di Carinola, Italy |
| Died | 26 October 2008 (aged 63) Livorno, Italy |
| Resting place | Mount Nebo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Pontifical universities in Rome; Sapienza University of Rome |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Byzantine archaeology |
| Institutions | Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem |
Michele Piccirillo (1944–2008) was a Franciscan priest and expert in Byzantine archaeology. He is credited with advancing the study of early Byzantine archaeology, and especially the study of mosaics, in Jordan, Palestine and Syria.