Domenico Cavalca | |
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 First page of the Italian vernacular translation of the Vitae Patrum, before 1474 | |
| Born | c. 1270 Vicopisano, Republic of Pisa (now in Tuscany, Italy) |
| Died | October 1342 Pisa, Republic of Pisa (now in Tuscany, Italy) |
| Resting place | Santa Caterina, Pisa |
| Occupation | Dominican friar, writer, scholar |
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| Nationality | Italian |
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| Notable works | Italian translation of the Vitae Patrum |
Domenico Cavalca OP (Vicopisano, c. 1270 – Pisa, October 1342) was an Italian Dominican friar, preacher and writer. He wrote a wealth of moral and ascetic vernacular treatises.[1] In the nineteenth century he was hailed by the Italian purists as a master of prose-style.