Illuminato

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The name of Illuminato is attested by a single verse of the Commedia, in which he is named alongside Augustine among the twelve wise spirits who form the crown in the Heaven of the Sun, after the presentation of Bonaventure. The anchor verses and the authorized notes of Canto XII provide no further biographical elements about this figure, limiting themselves to recording his mention within the poetic list of learned souls who accompany Bonaventure. No data emerge from the materials provided regarding birth, religious order, intellectual activity, or period of belonging, nor any clarifications about the theological, historical, or allegorical nature of the character, beyond his inclusion in the survey of the sages of the Heaven of the Sun. His placement in the journey is in Paradise XII, where the second crown is introduced and guided by Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. Any further information about Illuminato is not supported by the consulted sources and is therefore not reported.