| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Giovanni de Bertoldi | |
| Bishop of Fano | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Fano |
| Term: | 1417–1445 |
| Successor: | Giovanni di Renzo de Tonsis |
| Death Date: | 15 Feb 1445 |
| Death Place: | Fano, Italy |
Giovanni da Serravalle, also known as Giovanni de Bertoldi (c. 1350 – 1445), was a Sammarinese Franciscan and humanist, who became bishop of Fermo and bishop of Fano (1417–1445).[1] He is now best known for his commentary on Dante.[2]
Giovanni de Bertoldi was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
In 1385 he was lector at the studium of St. Croce.[3] From 1387 to 1390 he taught moral philosophy at the University of Pavia.[4] He taught arts at the University of Perugia for a year from 1400.[5] He was appointed bishop of Fermo by Pope Gregory XII, around 1410. On 15 Dec 1417, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Martin V as Bishop of Fano. He served as Bishop of Fano until he died there on 15 Feb 1445.[6]
While bishop, he was the Principal Co-Consecrator Jean Heysterbach, Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1436).
During the Council of Constance he translated the Divine Comedy into Latin.[7] He did this largely for the benefit of Nicholas Bubwith and Robert Hallam, English bishops attending the council;[8] he was encouraged by Amedeo Saluzzo attending the council, who was a cardinal of the Avignon obedience. Serraville was also a source for stories concerning the young Dante's visits to Paris and Oxford.[9] [10] He lectured at Constance on Dante too, producing later a written commentary.[11] It was strongly influenced by Benvenuto da Imola and Stefano Talice da Ricaldone;[12] and Serravalle revised Benvenuto's glosses, to support the council's reforming programme.[13]