1348-04-20-Ventimiglia
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1348-04-20 Saturday | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | + | |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Ventimiglia | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | Liguria | |
| CountryCurrent country | ||
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | ||
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | + | |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Plague | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | Black Death | |
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Latin | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Mortality | |
| FactGridIDIdentifier of an item in FactGrid database | Q1871776 | |
| last edited | 11. 03. 2026 by Martin Bauch. |
Outbreak of the Black Death causing the death of two canons of the cathedral of Ventimiglia and the city's bishop, as noted in a contemporary necrologue
Text originalOriginal text
In nomine Domini amen. MCCCXLVIII die XX mensis aprilis. Incepta mortalitate in civitate Vintimilii magna, interemit honorabilium virum Dominum Iohannem Berrettam praepositum, et Petrum canonicum dictae civitatis.In tempore huius eccidii Bonifacius Villaco episcopus Vintimilii mortuus est.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
In the name of the Lord, amen. In the year 1348, on the 20th day of the month of April, when a great mortality had begun in the city of Ventimiglia, the honorable man Giovanni Berretta, provost, was killed by it, as well as Peter, a canon of the said city. During the time of this calamity Bonifacius Villaco, bishop of Ventimiglia, also died.
