Monster of Ravenna Battle of Ravenna (1512)
the monster of ravenna
a month before battle, multiple sources reported monstrous birth became known monster of ravenna. child s terrying features included horn on forehead, wings, eye on knee, , clawed foot, according florentine chronicler luca landucci. appearance evidently cause alarm, , news spread across europe in diaries of contemporary writers.
most accounts, including of landucci s, associate monster s appearance battle preceded; appearance taken bad omen of future suffering, , french medical professional ambroise paré opined creature s birth direct sign of god s wrath, brought bear in form of louis xii s army. regardless, monster of ravenna acquired theological implications evolved beyond 1 battle , persisted protestant reformation.
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