GERARD OF PRATO. - Franciscan of the 13th century. From a distinguished family, brother of Fra' Arlotto da Prato, who was later minister general of the Friars Minor; in 1246 he studied at Pisa with the famous Fra' Salimbene da Parma (v.), and completed his studies at Toulouse after 1248.
He was a lector in the Franciscan Order. In 1264 he was sent by Urban IV to Constantinople on an embassy to the emperor Michael Palaiologos. In 1278 he was charged by Nicholas
IV with a double legation, to Abagha, king of the eastern Tartars (April 1), and to the Great Khan of the Tartars (April 4). In 1282-83, in an act against Peter of John Olivi, he is found as a colleague of the minister general Fra' Bonagrazia da Bologna. He composed a notable Brevilognium super libros sententiarum, published by Fr. Marcellino da Civezza in 1882.
Bibliography3 worksH. M. Sharales, Bull. Franc., III, Rome 1775, p. 289 ff.; G. Golubovich, Biblioteca bio-bibliografica della Terra Santa, II, Quaracchi 1913,
BIBL.: H. M. Sharales, Bull. Franc., III, Rome 1775, p. 289 ff.; G. Golubovich, Biblioteca bio-bibliografica della Terra Santa, II, Quaracchi 1913, p. 426 ff.; A. Van de Wyngwer, Sinica Franciscana, I, ibid. 1929, p. LXVIII.
Ghinato, Alberto. “Gerardo da Prato.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 89–90. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/gerardo-da-prato.
MLA
Ghinato, Alberto. “Gerardo da Prato.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 89–90. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gerardo-da-prato.
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@incollection{ec6_gerardo_da_prato,
author = {Ghinato, Alberto},
title = {Gerardo da Prato},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VI},
pages = {89--90},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gerardo-da-prato}
}
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