Savona
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In Savona, a total of 1 epidemic events are known so far. It is a Italian comune in Italy. The coordinates are 44° 18' 28.71" N, 8° 28' 51.66" E.
Map of Savona
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| Disease | DateStart date of the disease. | SummarySummary of the disease event | OriginalOriginal text | TranslationEnglish translation of the text | ReferenceReference(s) to literature | Reference translationReference(s) to the translation |
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| 1348-05-11-Savona | 11 May 1348 JL | Severe plague in Savona and Francesco Petrarca laments the death of his friend Francesco Albizzi, who presumably died there because of the plague in April 1348 | Saona nocens atque impia [...] Pro quo quid aliud optem tibi? [..] (p. 982) Quicquid vel mortium vel morborum per omnes terras ac maria pestifer hic annus effudit, in te solam confluat; queque aliis annua, tibi pestis eterna sit. | O harmful and impious Savona […] what else should I wish for you? […] Whatever deaths or diseases this pestilential year has poured out across all lands and seas, may it all flow upon you alone; and whatever plague is yearly for others, may it be an eternal plague for you | Francesco Petrarca, Le Familiari VI-X, pp. 980–982 | Martin Bauch / ChatGPT 5.2 |
