Flaminio (Originally Tarrabini), Marco Antonio

Flaminio (Originally Tarrabini), Marco Antonio an eminent Italian poet, was born at Seravalle, in 1498, studied philosophy at Bologna, attached himself to various ecclesiastics, and died at Rome, February 18, 1550, judge of St. Peter. He was appointed secretary for the Council of Trent, but, being of a friendly disposition towards Luther and his work, he refused to accept the appointment. He Wrote several poetical works, especially, In Librum Psalmorum Brevis Explanatio (Venice, 1545). See Winer, Handbuch der Theol. Lit. 1:207; Furst, Bibl. Jud. 1:282; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B.P.)