Editing Carlo Bellandi (section)

== Early life and education ==
Carlo Bellandi was born on 6 June 1765 in [[Aversa]], then part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. He belonged to a local notarial household that worked with property acts, marriage contracts, and copied legal instruments.

Bellandi began private instruction in Aversa on 18 September 1772. On 7 October 1778, he entered the Seminario vescovile di Aversa as an external lay pupil. He left the seminary on 24 June 1782 and began notarial training under Giacomo Ferrara on 12 November 1782. He received authority to work as a notarial assistant on 4 March 1787 and began independent practice in Aversa on 9 January 1789.