FRANCESCO PETRARCH

CHILDHOOD

• Francesco was born on July 20, 1304 in Arezzo, Itlay
• He was raised in Florence
• He lived with his parents and his two siblings, Gherardo, and Petracco
• He attended the University of Montepellier, from 1316-1320
• He then went to the University of Bologna from 1320-1323

Adulthood

• He married a woman named Laura
• Francesco had two kids, named Giovanni, and Francesca
• His daughter married Francescuolo da Brossano
• In 1361 his son died
• After attending college he became an international scholar

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POETRY

• Francesco was a poet, he would often write poems about his wife, Laura
• Most of his poems were written in Latin or Italian
• He was considered to be "father of humanism"
• He was considered to be that because of his way of expressing knowledge by writing

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BELIEFS AND QUOTES

• He was Roman Catholic
• He believed in the immense moral and value of study
• He inspired humanist philosophy that led to the flowering of the renaissance
• "Could I throw aside earthly bands that tie me down where wretched mortals sigh to join blessed spirits in celestial lands"
• This quote means that on Earth we are stuck here with all the other people and that he wants to leave and be with peace

SOURCES

• Www.worldofquotes.com
• Www Wikipedia.com
• Www.thefamouspeople.com