Placido Zurla
Placido Zurla, medieval geography.
Biography
Zurla was born at
Mauro Cappellari
(afterwards Pope Gregory XVI), then a young monk of his own age.
He became Lector in
cartographer Fra Mauro
. In 1806 Zurla published an account of it entitled Il Mappamondo di Fra Mauro. This led to further studies on early travelers, of which the most important result was the work, "Di Marco Polo e degli altri viaggiatori veneziano" (2 volumes, Venice, 1818–19).
In 1809 Zurla was elected a
St. Gregory the Great. By that time, Cappellari was prior
of that community.
Sacred Congregations
of which he was a member. Cardinal Zurla was greatly loved by his friends, but his zeal for the reform of abuses made him some enemies in Rome.
He died at Palermo in 1834.
Works by Placido Zurla
Sources
- The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giacinto Placido Zurla". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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