title: Faustino Tasso
text: # Faustino Tasso
  
  Faustino Tasso, also called Il Somerso (1541–1575) was an Italian monk and poet.
  
  He was born in the Republic of Venice, and was putatively a Franciscan theologian. He wrote two books of poetry titled Rime Toscane published in Turin.
  
  