Ficino

British  

/ fiˈtʃiːno /

noun

1. Marsilio (marˈsiːlio). 1433–99, Italian Neoplatonist philosopher: attempted to integrate Platonism with Christianity

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Example Sentences

One of the most important of the Italian Neoplatonists was Marsilio Ficino, who translated all of Plato’s works from ancient Greek to Latin and synthesized Platonic thought with the teachings of Christianity.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

However, Ficino argued, the human soul existed at the center of the universe, because it combined aspects of both the godly world and the physical world in which humans lived.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Undoubtedly Ficino was the centre of the Accademia and one of the greatest scholarly influences of the time.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

Under the Medici, a Platonic academy flourished at Florence, with Ficino and Politian at its head.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

At the age of forty Ficino took orders, and was honoured with a canonry of S. Lorenzo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various