Salimbene di Adam

Father Salimbene di Adam O.F.M.
Plaque marking Salimbene's birthplace
Born	Ognibene di Adam (1221-10-09)9 October 1221 Parma, Holy Roman Empire
Died	c. 1288 San Polo d'Enza, Papal States
Nationality	Italian
Other names	Salimbene of Parma
Occupations	Franciscan friar Historian Theologian
Known for	Cronica ("Chronicle")
Parent(s)	Guido di Adam Iumelda di Cassio

Salimbene di Adam O.F.M. (or Salimbene of Parma) (9 October 1221 – c. 1290) was an Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, and chronicler. Salimbene was one of the most celebrated Franciscan chroniclers of the High Middle Ages.^[1] His Cronica is a fundamental source for Italian history of the 13th century.^[2]