Andrea Gallandi

Andrea Gallandi (born at Venice, 7 December 1709; died there 12 January 1779, or 1780) was an Italian Oratorian and patristic scholar.

Gallandi established his reputation as a scholar by compiling the work of reference: Bibliotheca veterum patrum antiquorumque scriptorum ecclesiasticorum Græco-Latina (Venice, 1765–81, 14 vols.

Greek originals were printed in good type with Latin translations, and copious notes relative to the authors and their works were added.

on the origin and development of canon law, which was entitled De vetustis canonum collectionibus dissertationum sylloge (Venice, 1778, 1 vol.

patrum gesta et scripta doctissimorum virorum dissertationibus asserta et illustrata ac juxta seriem XII sec.