deaths
June 30, 1607
Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1538)
Caesar Baronius
Cesare Baronio, C.O. was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici, which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). He is under consideration for sainthood and, in 1745, Pope Benedict XIV declared him "Venerable."