Jacopone da Todi (1230–1307)

Born 1230 CE, died 1307 CE.

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.

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