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Bessarion
Greek theologian and scholar (1403–1472)
For other uses, see Bessarion (disambiguation).
Bessarion (Greek: Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine GreekRenaissance humanist, theologian, Catholiccardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letters in the 15th century.[1] He was educated by Gemistus Pletho in Neoplatonic philosophy and later served as the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople.
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He eventually was named a cardinal and was twice considered for the papacy.[2]
His baptismal name was Basil (Greek: Βασίλειος,[3]Basileios[4] or Basilios[5]).
He took the name Bessarion upon entering the monastery.[6] He has been mistakenly known also as Johannes Bessarion (Italian: Giovanni Bessarione) due to an erroneous interpretation of Gregory III Mammas.
Biography
Bessarion was born in Trebizond, the Black Sea port in