Italian Franciscan poet and historian, originally from the Marches, he also served as General Archivist and Librarian of the Order.
Annales Minorum 1931-1964. In 4°.
The most important historiographical project of the Order in the 17th century, Irish Friar Luke Wadding completed his Franciscan history up to 1540, a monumental work which was continued by other authors to reach the year 1680.