Michele Carcano
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Michele Carcano (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo[1], 1427-March 20, 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].
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- ^ Sito Ufficiale della Rievocazione Storica Pace di Lomazzo 1286
- ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Montes Pietatis
- ^ Geraldine A. Johnson, Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction (2005), p. 37.
