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When did Petrarch first see Laura in Avignon?

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Engraving of Petrarch wearing a laurel wreath and a robe, holding a closed book in his left hand.
Petrarch Petrarch, engraving.

Petrarch is said to have first seen Laura in the Church of St. Clare in Avignon on April 6, 1327.12