AGOSTINO

See also:

• AGOSTINO STEUCO [in Latin STEUCHUS or EUGUBINUS] (1406-15:19)

STEUCO [in Latin STEUCHUS or EUGUBINUS] (1406-15:19)  , Italian scholar and divine, was born at Gubbio in Umbria . In 1513 he entered the congregation of the canons of St Saviour, and for some years earned his living by teaching Oriental languages, theology and antiquities . In 1525 he became librarian of the convent of Sant' Antonio at Venice, returning later to Gubbio as prior of his congregation . In 1538 he was made bishop of Chisamo in Crete, but returned after a year or two to Rome, where in 1542 he succeeded Alessandro as prefect of the Vatican Library . He wrote many works on sacred antiquities and Bible exegesis . Sec Hocfcr, Nouvelle biographic generale (Paris, 1857-1870) .