Daniele Manin was born Daniele Fonseca in Verona, the son of a Jew who took the name of Manin when he converted to Christianity because that patrician family stood sponsors to him, as the custom then was.
Daniele Manin was born Daniele Fonseca in Verona. Verona was the son of a Jew. This Jew took the name of Manin. He converted to Christianity. That patrician family stood sponsors to him. The custom then was.