27 May 1605: David Baker of Abergavenny enters the #Benedictine congregation of S.Justina in #Padua#otd He takes the name Augustine - & becomes a key #English language spiritual writer. Also a spiritual director to many nuns.
8 Apr 1556: Francis Walsingham ends his term as consilarius or spokesman for the English students at #Padua university #otd He'd been doing it since 29 Dec 1555
1 Apr 1460: Oxford university accepts the offer of choice #Latin books bought at #Padua by John Tiptoft Earl of #Worcester#otd They tell him that this places him highest in their affections after the late Duke Humphrey of #Gloucester (Andrewrabbott - Tiptoft's tomb at #Ely)
14 Jan 1566: b. Angelo Notari in #Padua#otd He served both Princes Henry & Charles. His ‘Prime musiche nuove’ of 1613 was an important conduit of #Italian music to #England
16 Aug 1600: b. Virginia Galilei daughter of Galileo Galilei #astronomer & Marina Gamba #otd in #Padua
She would become a Poor Clare Sr. Maria Celeste - & now has an impact crater on #Venus named for her (BowesMuseum/NASA)