Busseri, Filippo, 1260-1340
Italian Franciscan from Savona who studied in Paris where he befriended Nicholas, of Lyra. He corresponded with Pope Clement V and Pope John XXII, voyaged to the Holy Land, and authored a text dedicated to Clement V, entitled Speculum Terrae Sanctae. In his final years, he was said to have resided in a convent in Savona, which he endowed with a library and furnishings for the sacristy.
- HMML ID
- 742465093707
- PURL
- LC name
- Busseri, Filippo, 1260-1340
- HMML name
- Busseri, Filippo, 1260-1340
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Brusseri, Filippo
- Brusseri, Philippe
- Brusserio, Filippo
- Filippo, Brusseri
- Filippo, da Savona
- Filippo, di Savona
- Philipp, Brusseri von Savona
- Philippus, Brusserius
- Philippus, Brusserius Savonensis
- Philippus, de Saona
Name elements
- Given names
- Filippo
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1260
- Death date
- 1340
- Centuries
- 13th century CE ● 14th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
Personal relationships
- Friends
- Associates
- John XXII, Pope, 1244-1334 (Correspondent)
- Clement V, Pope, approximately 1260-1314 (Correspondent)
General notes
- Description
- 1260-1340; born Savona; variants: Brusseri, Filippo; Brusseri, Philippe; Brusserio, Filippo; Busseri, Filippo; Filippo, Brusseri; Filippo, di Savona; Philipp, Brusseri von Savona; Philippus, Brusserius Savonensis; Philippus, Saonensis; Philippus, Savonensis; Philippus, de Saona
- Citations
- "Philippus, Brusserius," CERL Thesaurus, accessed November 13, 2023, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02057536.
- Description
- BUSSERI (Brusserio), Filippo (Filippo di Savona); born in Savona mid-13th century; minor friar, completed theology studies in Paris, friends with Niccolò da Lira; in Anagni preparing for a trip to the Holy Land in 1301; one of his missions to the east led to the Speculum Terrae Sanctae; guardian in the convent of S. Francesco di Castelletto in 1322; last years of his life in the convent of Savona; died in October 1340 (according to Verzellino)
- Citations
- Francesco Surdich, "Busseri, Filippo," Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Treccani, vol. 15 (1972), https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/filippo-busseri_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/.
- Citations
- 5274 (Codex Claustroneoburgensis 306, Stift Klosterneuburg. Bibliothek), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Busseri, Filippo, 1260-1340." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 10, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/742465093707
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-11-13
- Last edited
- 2024-06-10