About Zacharias Ferreri
Lived 1479 – 1524 (aged 44–45). Zacharias Ferreri was an Italian regular priest, poet, papal legate, catholic bishop, theologian and legatus.
Zacharias Ferreri or Ferrari (1479–1524) was an Italian monk and papal legate, Latin poet and ecclesiastical writer.
Biography
Ferreri was born in Vicenza to a noble family. As a student in Padua, he became a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Monte Cassino. However, at the age of 25 he left the monastery and moved to Rome. He renounced the nomination two months later, but kept the title and rights.
In 1520–21 he was sent as a papal legate to the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In Poland he mediated a truce in the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21) and campaigned against the spread of Lutheranism.
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Who was Zacharias Ferreri?
Italian monk and papal legate
When was Zacharias Ferreri born?
Zacharias Ferreri was born in 1479 in Vicenza.
When did Zacharias Ferreri die?
Zacharias Ferreri died in 1524 in Rome.
What was Zacharias Ferreri's occupation?
Zacharias Ferreri was a regular priest, poet, papal legate, catholic bishop, theologian and legatus.
What nationality was Zacharias Ferreri?
Zacharias Ferreri was Italian.
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