Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico

Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico (called Ansem), an Italian theologian and antiquary, was born at Venice in 1714. He entered the monastery of St. Michael at Murano in 1720, and died at Venice, January 23, 1785. His principal works were upon Christian antiquities and the history of religious orders. Costadoni labored with P. Mittarelli in editing the Annales Camaldulenses. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, s.v.