LANDOLFO da MILANO. – Two chroniclers of this name are known:
1. L. SENTORE. – A Milanese ecclesiastic who lived between the 11th and 12th centuries; he wrote Mediolanensis historiae libri quatuor, covering the period from 375 to 1085, which reveals a vigorous opposition to the reform of Gregorio VII, especially with regard to clerical celibacy. It is a useful historical source, particularly for the period close to his own time, though not an unbiased one. His Cronaca in RIS (new ed., IV, II, Bologna 1942).
2. L. JUNIORE, or of S. PAOLO. – Milanese chronicler, born ca. 1077 and died after 1137, when his chronicle ends. Of humble origin, he was the nephew of the priest Liprando, a fervent supporter of Arialdo and Erlembaldo Cotta. He was in France, where he went three times and studied at Tours, Paris, and Laon. His uncle, who died in 1113, left him the church of S. Paolo (hence the name as well), but he was unable to obtain it because of the hostility of the bishops Grossolano and Giordano da Clivio. In 1116 he took part in Rome in the Council convened by Pasquale II, and in 1118 he obtained letters of recommendation from Gelasio II; Bishop Anselmo della Fusteria appointed him head of the chaplains; perhaps he followed his bishop in 1130 in supporting the cause of the antipope Anacleto II. His Historia Mediolanensis, covering the period from 1095 to 1137, was written chiefly with the intention of defending himself and his uncle Liprando, to the detriment of complete impartiality.