Blessed Ambrose of Camaldoli
Also known as
• Ambrose Traversari
• Ambrogio...
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Born to the Tuscan nobility. Studied assorted arts, sciences and languages in Venice, Italy, and would be considered a classic Renaissance man. Joined the Camaldolese in 1400 at the Santa Maria del Angelis monastery in Florence, Italy. A noted scholar and theologian, he read widely, wrote extensively, including lives of the saints, collected a large library, and translated much of it. Teacher of both religious and lay people. Superior-general of the Camaldolese in 1431. Negotiator between the pope and emperor Sigismond. Worked for re-unification with the Greek bishops at the Council of Florence in 1439, drawing up the final statement of the Council.
Born
16 September 1386 in Portico di Romagna, Florence, Tuscany, Italy as Ambrose Traversari
Died
21 October 1439 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
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