thumb|Davide Lazzaretti portrait
Davide Lazzaretti (6 November 1834 – 18 August 1878) was an Italian preacher known as the founder of the religious movement of Jurisdavidism.
Life
Davide Lazzeretti was born on 6 November 1834 near Arcidosso, a small town in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany. In his early life, Lazzaretti worked as a wagoner and was known as the town drunk. In 1860, Lazzaretti participated in nine months of military service, working with Garibaldi in a military campaign opposing the Church State Army.
In 1868, Lazzaretti had his self-proclaimed prophetic meeting with the Virgin Mary.
The David Lazzaretti Study Center in Arcidosso, located in Italy, is named after him.
References
See also
- Jurisdavidism