Loderingo degli Andalò (1210–1293) was an Italian nobleman from a Bolognese

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family. He held many important civic positions and founded the Knights of Saint Mary (also known as the Order of the glorious Saint Mary or Jovial Friars (Frati Gaudenti, in Latin)) in 1261. Loderingo was the brother of Diana, who founded the Dominican Monastery of Saint Agnes. He was governor of Modena in 1251, and, with Catalano dei Malavolti, shared the position of governor of Bologna in 1265, of

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in 1266, and of Bologna again in 1267. The Order and the monastery were founded in 1233. The Order, which was approved by

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in 1261, was the first religious order of knighthood to grant the rank of 'militissa' to women who were the daughter, spouse or widow of a Knight. Its mission was to promote peace between warring municipal factions, but its members soon succumbed to self-interest and it was suppressed by

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in 1558. In 1267 he joined the Jovial Friars' monastery that he had founded at Ronzano where he stayed until his death. In

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's ''

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'' (of the ''

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''), he is found among the hypocrites in the Eighth Circle of Hell. Loderingo is extolled for his fortitude in dying by his friend the poet

Guittone d'Arezzo Guittone d'Arezzo (Arezzo, 1235 – 1294) was a Tuscan poet and the founder of the Tuscan School. He was an acclaimed secular love poet before his conversion in the 1260s, when he became a religious poet joining the Order of the Blessed Virgi ...

. He is also known as Loderingo degli Andalò, Loderingo d'Andalò, and Loderigo d'Andalo.

References

* ''The Inferno/Dante Alighieri'', bilingual edition with commentaries and notes, translated by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander (New York: Doubleday, 2000). * Toynbee, Paget. ''Concise Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante'' (Oxford: University, 1914) Italian Dominicans 1210 births 1293 deaths Nobility from Bologna Medieval Italian knights 13th-century Italian nobility {{italy-noble-stub