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3 unusual facts about Riccoldo da Monte di Croce


Riccoldo da Monte di Croce

In and near Tabriz he preached for several months, after which he proceeded to Baghdad via Mosul and Tikrit.

Riccoldo was born in Florence, and his family name originated from a small castle just above Pontassieve.

After visiting the Jordan River and the Dead Sea he left Palestine by the coast road, retracing his steps to Acre and passing on by Tripoli and Tortosa into Cilicia.



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