# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elias-of-cortona
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:05:35.787Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elias-of-cortona"
name: "Elias of Cortona"
slug: "elias-of-cortona"
description: "Elias of Cortona was a close associate of Saint Francis of Assisi and one of the earliest followers to join the newly founded Order of Friars Minor. A lay brother, he rose to positions of significant leadership within the order, serving as both vicar general and minister general. Saint Francis himself appointed Elias vicar general in 1221."
tagline: "Italian franciscan and politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elia_da_Cortona.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Italy"
  isoCode: "IT"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1180"
deathDate: "1253-04-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.85
  momentum:             0.1538461538461539
  historical:           12.31181066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Elia_da_Cortona"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elies_de_Cortona"
    title: "Elies de Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_von_Cortona"
    title: "Elias von Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_of_Cortona"
    title: "Elias of Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Cortonakoa"
    title: "Elias Cortonakoa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lie_de_Cortone"
    title: "Élie de Cortone"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortonai_Ill%C3%A9s"
    title: "Cortonai Illés"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_da_Cortona"
    title: "Elia da Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_van_Cortona"
    title: "Elias van Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_av_Cortona"
    title: "Elias av Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliasz_Bonbarone"
    title: "Eliasz Bonbarone"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_de_Assis"
    title: "Elias de Assis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_av_Cortona"
    title: "Elias av Cortona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_Bombarone"
    title: "Elia Bombarone"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Elias_of_Cortona"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1329212"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump