Agostinho Barbosa

Agostinho Barbosa (Agostino, Augustinus) (17 September 1589, at Aldão, Guimarães, Portugal – 22 March 1649, in Ugento, Italy) was a prolific Portuguese writer on canon law.

His work included dictionary-type surveys of the legal elements.

Being without the means to purchase books, he memorized their contents in libraries.

About 1632 he went to Madrid, where he applied himself to writing and fulfilled various duties confided to him until 1648.

[4] They show intimate acquaintance with authors, sources, and controversial questions such as the following: All the canonical works of Barbosa were published at Lyons, 1657–75, in 19 vols.