A Papal Legate's visit to Ottoman Cyprus- Account of Girolamo Dandini in 1596

Wonderer's History Podcast by Vlad Zamfira

Apr 24, 202300:13:59Society & Culture

Today we look at a document written by Girolamo Dandini, Professor of Theology at Perugia, sent in 1596 by Pope Clement VIII as a nuncio to the Maronites of Lebanon. From August 8th when he visited Limassol, then Larnaca...

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