Riccoldo da Monte di Croce

Ric ( c ) Oldo da Monte di Croce (Latin: Ricoldus de Monte Crucis; * around 1243 in Florence, † October 31, 1320 ) was an Oriental missionary. He traveled in 1288 as a preacher on Acre, Cilicia, Erzurum and Tabriz to Baghdad, from where he returned in 1300 to Florence. The written for his trip Koranwiderlegung contra legem Sarracenorum experienced great importance and has been repeatedly translated into other languages.

Works

  • Contra legem Sarracenorum
  • Libellus ad nationes orientales
  • Liber Peregrinationis (later referred to as an itinerary; autobiography)
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