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Federico Frezzi
d. 1416
A Dominican scholar, bishop, and poet from late medieval Italy, he is best remembered for the Quadriregio, an allegorical poem shaped by theology, moral reflection, and the literary world that followed Dante. His life joined church leadership with serious learning, ending in 1416 while he was attending the Council of Constance.
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Il Quadriregio
by Federico Frezzi
About the author
Born in Foligno in the 14th century, Federico Frezzi entered the Dominican order and studied in Florence. He went on to teach theology and held a range of church roles before becoming bishop of Foligno in 1403.
He is chiefly known as the author of the Quadriregio, a long allegorical poem in Italian written in terza rima. The work moves through four symbolic realms and reflects both his religious training and the wider influence of medieval Italian poetry.
Frezzi died at Constance in 1416, during the Council of Constance. Though not a household name today, he stands out as a figure who brought together scholarship, faith, and literature in the closing years of the medieval world.