Fra Diavolo (lit.
Brother Devil; (
1760-
1806), born
Michele Porsa, was a monk who left his monastery to join a gang of bandits, who participated in insurrectionary movements in
Italy. Taken prisoner, he was hanged at
Naples.
Auber's opera, Fra Diavolo, has no connection with him except for its name.
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