Traversari was born near Forlì, in the village of Portico di Romagna in 1386. At the age of 14 he entered the Camaldolese Order in the Monastery of St. Mary of the Angels in Florence, and soon acquired a reputation as a leading theologian and Hellenist.
Traversari was born near Forlì, in the village of Portico di Romagna in 1386. At age 14, he joined the Camaldolese Order at the Monastery of St. Mary of the Angels in Florence, where he quickly gained recognition as a prominent theologian and Hellenist.