- Salimbene di Adam
Salimbene di Adam or Salimbene of Parma (
9 October 1221 –"c." 1290), was an ItalianFranciscan friar andchronicler who is an important source for Italian history of the 13th century.He was born in
Parma the son of Guido di Adam, acrusade r. Salimbene joined the Franciscan order in 1238 at themonastery ofFano . He led a life of wandering, avoiding his father who did not wish him to join the order, and visited Pisa and other Italian towns; then in 1247 he was sent toLyon , and visitedParis ,Ferrara Cremona ,Troyes ,Florence ,Ravenna ,Genoa ,Reggio and the monastery ofMontefalcone (nearSan Polo d'Enza ). The last being the probable site of his death.Salimbene's main work was his "Cronica" "Chronicle", covering the years 1167–1287. It was begun around 1282 and begins with the founding of
Alessandria . His extensive travels meant that he met many important people of the time includingFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ,Louis IX of France andPope Innocent IV . He also describes everyday life vividly and gives unrivalled detail into internal disputes in the Franciscan order at the time.He also wrote "The Twelve Calamities of Emperor Frederick II" and several treatises now lost.
External links
* [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/salimbene1.html Excerpt from the Chronicle of Salimbene on Frederick II]
* [http://www.bibliotecaitaliana.it/ScrittoriItalia/catalogo/goToPage.xq?textID=mets.si219&pageNum=5 Cronica] Scan of the complete text.
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