Fabri, Felix°
FABRI, FELIX°
FABRI, FELIX ° (15th century), Dominican monk in Ulm (Germany). In 1480 he accompanied the German noble Georg von Stein on a pilgrimage to Palestine. Landing at Jaffa, Fabri proceeded by way of Ramleh to Jerusalem. From there he visited Jericho and Bethlehem, and a longer journey took him through Hebron and Gaza to Mount Sinai. He returned to Ulm in 1483. Fabri noted many remarkable details in the countries he visited and wrote an account of his travels that has been translated in the Palestine Pilgrims' Texts.
bibliography:
The Wanderings of Felix Fabri, tr. by A. Steward, 2 vols., 1893–97.
[Michael Avi-Yonah]
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