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Giordano Forzatè
Giordano Forzatè, anglicized Jordan Forzatè (1158 – 7 August 1248), was a Paduan Benedictine monk and religious leader. For his noble background, peacemaking efforts and monastic reforms, the '' Chronicle of the Trevisan March'' calls him the ''pater Padue'', "father of Padua".. Monk According to tradition, Giordano was born at Padua in 1158. His family, the Forzatè branch of the Tanselgardi (or Transelgardi),. belonged to the upper ranks of the aristocracy of the Trevisan March, part of the Kingdom of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire. They were probably vassals of the bishop of Padua. A relative, Forzatè di Tanselgardino, was the lawyer of the Abbey of Santa Giustina in the early 13th century. Giordano is first mentioned as a monk of San Benedetto Vecchio in a document of 1203. This monastery may have been founded by his family. Documents from the following years show that he received substantial sums of money through inheritance and trusts. He earned a reputation as a local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 214,000 (). The city is sometimes included, with Venice (Italian ''Venezia'') and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE) which has a population of around 2,600,000. Padua stands on the Bacchiglione, Bacchiglione River, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza. The Brenta River, which once ran through the city, still touches the northern districts. Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain (''Pianura Veneta''). To the city's south west lies the Colli Euganei, Euganaean Hills, praised by Lucan and Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley. Padua appears twice in the UNESCO World Heritage List: for its Botanical Garden of Padua, Botanical Garden, the most anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
