Jacopone da Todi
1236 –December 25, 1306
Poet, Mystic, Composer, Religious, Writer, Jurist
Lived 70 years
- Born in
- Todi
- Passed away in
- Collazzone
Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230 – 25 December 1306) was an Italian Franciscan friar from Umbria. He wrote several laude (songs in praise of the Lord) in the local vernacular. He was an early pioneer in Italian theatre, being one of the earliest scholars who dramatised Gospel subjects.
Education: University of Bologna
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