Giuseppe Ciantes was born in
Rome,
Italy in 1602 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers. He completed his studies at the Roman
studium of the
Dominican Order at
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, which later developed into the
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and was professor of
theology and
philosophy there before 1640. He devoted himself to the study of Oriental languages, and had the opportunity of applying his knowledge of
Hebrew for the conversion of the
Jews, to whom
Urban VIII had appointed him preacher in Rome. On 5 March 1640, he was appointed
Bishop of Marsico Nuovo in the
Kingdom of Naples. He died in the convent of Minerva on 24 February 1670. == Works ==