First name Jacopone
Second name Da Todi
YOB 2026
YOD 1306

Native Area

Italy, Umbria, Todi

Person ID 11318

Biography

Jacopone was a lawyer in Bologna, Italy, before giving that up to lead a spiritual life around 1268. Although not certain, scholars believe he wrote the Latin poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa. Many musicians have taken inspiration from his writing, including Giovanni Palestrina and Antonín Dvořák.

List of compositions

Sheas a Mhàthair (Stabat Mater)