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[[File:Francesco Petrarca.jpg|right|240px]]
[[File:Francesco Petrarca.jpg|right|240px]]
'''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.
'''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.
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As a scholar, Petrarch possessed encyclopedic knowledge, and much of this he has set down in his Latin works, which constitute the larger part of his production in both prose and verse. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11778a.htm]
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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.