Giovanni Cataldo Parisio
Giovanni Cataldo Parisio, commonly known as Cataldo Parisio or Cataldo Siculo, (c. 1455 in Palermo or Sciacca – 1517 in Lisbon) was a Sicilian humanist, writer and diplomat. He introduced the humanist culture in Portugal and became the secretary of king John II of Portugal for writing Latin missives to popes, kings, and princes among others.
Giovanni Cataldo Parisio
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- Name
- Cataldo Parisio
- Born
- 1455
- Birthplace
- Palermo or Sciacca, Kingdom of Sicily
- Died
- 1517
- Place of death
- Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
- Occupation
- humanist, writer, diplomat
- Known for
- Pioneer of the Humanism in Portugal
- Languages
- Latin
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Giovanni Cataldo Parisio, commonly known as Cataldo Parisio or Cataldo Siculo, (c. 1455 in Palermo or Sciacca – 1517 in Lisbon) was a Sicilian humanist, writer and diplomat. He introduced the humanist culture in Portugal and became the secretary of king John II of Portugal for writing Latin missives to popes, kings, and princes among others.
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• Name — Cataldo Parisio • Born — 1455 • Birthplace — Palermo or Sciacca, Kingdom of Sicily • Died — 1517 • Place of death — Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal • Other Names — Cataldo Siculo • Occupation — humanist, writer, diplomat • Known for — Pioneer of the Humanism in Portugal
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- 1.À Palerme ou Sciacca selon les sources.
- 2.Il dit dans une lettre qu'il a le même âge que le roi Jean II de Portugal, né le .
- 3.Fernando Coutinho (v. 1460-16 mai 1538), évêque de Lamego (1492-1502), puis de Silves (1502-1538), regedor de la Casa da Suplicação (tribunal royal suprême) de 1499 à 1504, fut démis de cette dernière charge à cause, apparemment, d'une aventure galante qui fit scandale.
- 4.Très grande famille, descendant d'Henri II de Castille. Le chef de famille était marquis de Vila Real, l'héritier comte d'Alcoutim.
- 5.L'épouse de Fernando de Meneses, la marquise Maria Freire, était aussi une femme très cultivée. Dans un discours d'apparat prononcé en 1509 en l'honneur du marquis Fernando, l'humaniste Salvador Fernandes déclare que dans le palais de Vila Real, on ne parle aucune autre langue que le latin classique.
- 6.Il y a aussi un discours intitulé Oratio habenda coram Carolo Gallorum rege (Discours à prononcer devant Charles, roi de France).
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- Américo da Costa Ramalho, « Cataldo », dans Humanismo latino na cultura portuguesa, Colloque international d'études, Faculté des lettres de l'Université de Porto (17- ), Fondazione Cassamarca, 35-42.
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