Galvano Da Levanto
Galvano da Levanto or Galvanus de Levanto () was a Republic of Genoa, Genoese physician and writer. Devoutly religious, he may have joined the Third Order of Saint Francis. Having suffered medical and financial problems, he sought the patronage of King Philip IV of France and later Pope Boniface VIII and the ''Curia romana''. He wrote prolifically on medical and theological topics, but his most famous work today is his Recovery of the Holy Land, crusade treatise. Life Little is known of the life of Galvano da Levanto and most of what is known is derived from his writings. The Da Levanto family, which took its name from town of Levanto, Liguria, Levanto, was relatively prominent in Genoa in the 13th century, but Galvano's relationship to them cannot be stated precisely. The family produced at least two other doctors around the same time, Federico and Ranuccio, who practiced at Genoa and Galata, Pera between 1267 and 1281. Several of his relatives took up service with the French crown ...
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Galvano is a masculine name, masculine Italian name, Italian given name from Latin language, Latin ''Galbanus'' and ''Galba (cognomen), Galba''. It may refer to: *Galvano da Levanto (d. c. 1312), Genoese physician *Galvano Fiamma (1283–1344), Milanese chronicler *Galvano Becchini (fl. 1361–1382), Italian theologian *Galvano Della Volpe (1895–1968), Italian philosopher See also

* Galvão (surname), Galvão (Portuguese) and Galvan (Spanish) * Galvani (surname), Galvani {{given name ...
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