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Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri. He was regarded as one of Italy’s most prominent poets of the late Middle Ages. His writings depicted Hell and Heaven, and part of what he wrote has now become mainstream Christian practice. He was a respected philosopher whose thoughts are still relevant today, in addition to his poetry. At the age of 56, he died in 1321.

Dante Alighieri