Cardinal Mezzofanti (1774-1849) spoke more than 38 languages fluently. This section presents the most extensive information on Mezzofanti anywhere on the Web.

• Who was Mezzofanti?
• How many languages did he speak?
• How certain are we that he really spoke these languages fluently?
• How did Mezzofanti How did he learn learn languages?
• Did Mezzofanti travel outside Italy?
• What was his profession What is a Cardinal?
• What did his parents do?
• What sort of a man was he?
• What lessons can the language student draw from his life?
• What is an "abate"?
• What is "The Propaganda"?
• Who are you and why did you create this website?