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| <p> [[Brother]] Devil), Michele Porsa, a Calabrian, originally a monk, who left his monastery and joined a set of bandits, who lent themselves to and conducted insurrectionary movements in Italy; taken prisoner, was hanged at Naples; Auber's opera, "Fra Diavolo," has no connection with him except the name (1760-1806). </p> | | <p> Chief of a band of [[Italian]] brigands, born in Calabria; leader in sundry Italian insurrections; was hanged at [[Naples]] for treachery, in spite of remonstrances from England; gave name to an opera by Auber, but only the name (1760-1806). </p> |
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| <ref name="term_72027"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/diavolo,+fra Fra Diavolo from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_73396"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fra+diavolo Fra Diavolo from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 15 October 2021
Fra Diavolo [1]
Chief of a band of Italian brigands, born in Calabria; leader in sundry Italian insurrections; was hanged at Naples for treachery, in spite of remonstrances from England; gave name to an opera by Auber, but only the name (1760-1806).
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