Michele Carcano

Michele Carcano (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo^[1], 1427- 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre, and for the marked anti-Semitism of his attacks on usury^[2].

His sermons were later printed as Sermones quadragesimales fratris Michaelis de Mediolano de decem preceptis (1492). They include arguments in favour of religious art^[3].

Notes

1. ^ Sito Ufficiale della Rievocazione Storica Pace di Lomazzo 1286
2. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Montes Pietatis
3. ^ Geraldine A. Johnson, Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction (2005), p. 37.

External links

• Franaut biography

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Name	Carcano, Michele
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Date of birth	1427
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Date of death	20 March 1484
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