Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo Berna
Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo Berna (born April 21, 1717 in Prato (Vallemaggia) , today Lavizzara municipality ; † March 3, 1804 in Locarno ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and library founder from the Swiss canton of Ticino .
In 1741 he was ordained a priest and then worked in Menzonio until he became archpriest at the Church of San Vittore in Locarno from 1773 . From funds his father in his will had intended he built from 1762 in Prato, a 900-volume library for the clergy in Val Lavizzara and made them available to the public in 1784.
Web links
- Raffaello Ceschi: Berna, Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 14, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | Berna, Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic clergyman and library founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prato Vallemaggia, today the municipality of Prato-Sornico |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1804 |
| Place of death | Locarno |