Surf Wiki
Save to docs
people/13th-century

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Folco Portinari

Italian banker and the prior of Florence (died 1289)

Italian banker and the prior of Florence (died 1289)

Folco Portinari (died 31 December 1289) was an Italian banker and several times the prior of Florence. He was the father of Beatrice Portinari, the woman largely identified as the character loved by Dante Alighieri and mentioned in his works.

Portinari was born at Portico di Romagna, near Forlì. He donated a large part of his assets to found the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence in 1288. His residence in Florence was the future . He was buried in the nearby church of Santa Margherita de' Cerchi.

References

References

  1. Lansing, Richard. (2000). "The Dante Encyclopedia". Garland.
  2. del Lungo, Isidoro. (1891). "Beatrice nella Vita e nella Poesia del Secolo XIII". [[Fratelli Treves]].
  3. Gozzoli, Antonella. (2008). "Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova (Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova)".
  4. Camugliano, Ginevra Niccolini di. (October 1925). "A Medieval Florentine, His Family and His Possessions". The American Historical Review.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

13th-century-births 1289-deaths people-from-portico-e-san-benedetto italian-bankers 13th-century-italian-businesspeople
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Folco Portinari — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report