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Diavolo, Fra (1771–1806)| Italian patriot and outlaw. As a monk, he was appointed by Cardinal Ruffo to help recover Naples, which had been invaded by the French 1799. Diavolo became one of the leaders of the ‘bands of the Holy Faith’, consisting of peasants, convicts, and brigands. |
| On the accession of Joseph Bonaparte to the throne of Naples 1806, a price was placed upon Diavolo's head, and he was eventually captured and shot. |
| Daniel Auber's opera Fra Diavolo is named after him. |
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