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<p> born at the beginning of the 13th century. He entered the [[Dominican]] order; was in 1236 provincial of his order in Tuscany; became in 1255 archbishop of Messina, and in 1262 archbishop of Nicosia, in Cyprus. The latter see he resigned in 1263, on account of political disturbances in Cyprus. He died between 1280 and 1290. He wrote Liber de viris illustribus ethnicis et Christianis (published in 1720, with notes by B. Zoanelli). A number of other works (as Mare historiarum, [[Epistolae]] ad diversos, De gloria Paradisi, etc.) have never been printed. See Wetzer u. Welte, Kirchen-Lex. 2:679 sq. </p>
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<p> an [[Italian]] prelate, was made cardinal by pope [[Honorius]] in 1216, and was present as legate at the taking of [[Damietta]] by St. Louis. [[Falling]] into the hands of the [[Saracens]] he was condemned to be sawn, asunder, but his courage won the admiration of his captors, and he was set at liberty. He founded the hospital of the [[Lateran]] at Rome, and died there in 1255, leaving Historia Sacra, which is in MS., besides some [[Letters]] on the [[Holy]] Land, to be found in Ughelli. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. </p>
 
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Giovanni Colonna [1]

an Italian prelate, was made cardinal by pope Honorius in 1216, and was present as legate at the taking of Damietta by St. Louis. Falling into the hands of the Saracens he was condemned to be sawn, asunder, but his courage won the admiration of his captors, and he was set at liberty. He founded the hospital of the Lateran at Rome, and died there in 1255, leaving Historia Sacra, which is in MS., besides some Letters on the Holy Land, to be found in Ughelli. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

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