Francisco Leontaritis

Francisco Leontaritis or Francesco Londarit or Francesco Londarit, Franciscus Londariti, Leondaryti, Londaretus, Londaratus or Londaritus (1518-1572) was a Greek composer, singer and hymnographer from today's Heraklion of the Venetian-ruled Crete (i.e. Kingdom of Candia) at the Renaissance age. He is considered by many as the father of modern Greek classical music.^{[citation needed]}