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Roger of Torre Maggiore or Master Roger (1205 in Torre Maggiore – April 14 1266 in Split) was a prelate of Italian origin active in the Kingdom of Hungary in the middle of the 13th century. He was archbishop of Split in Dalmatia from 1249 until his death. His Epistle to the Sorrowful Lament upon the Destruction of the Kingdom of Hungary by the Tatars is an important source of the Mongol invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1241 and 1242.

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active years end year
1266-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1205-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Apulia, Torremaggiore
death date
1266-04-14
death place
Dalmatia, Split Croatia

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