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[[Category:Poets|Petrarch]]'''Francesco Petrarch''' (1304-1374) was a poet of [[Florence]], who is described by historians as a [[humanist]]. He was a devout Catholic who saw no conflict between religious faith and fully developing man's potential.

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'''Francesco Petrarch''' (1304-1374) was a poet of [[Florence]], who is described by historians as a [[humanist]]. He was a devout Catholic who saw no conflict between religious faith and fully developing man's potential. He is considered the founder of Renaissance Christian humanism.

Petrarch wrote in [[Latin]] rather than the [[Italian]] vernacular and, being a bit of character, wrote a few letters to [[Virgil]] and [[Cicero]] of Ancient [[Rome]] (who of course did not respond!).  Petrarch also wrote romantic poems about a woman named "Laura" based on merely seeing her once in church.   

Petrarch wrote in [[Latin]] rather than the [[Italian]] vernacular and, being a bit of character, wrote a few letters to [[Virgil]] and [[Cicero]] of Ancient [[Rome]] (who of course did not respond!).  Petrarch also wrote romantic poems about a woman named "Laura" based on merely seeing her once in church.   

*[[Giovanni Boccaccio]]

*[[Giovanni Boccaccio]]

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