 His origin is unknown, but it has been supposed that he was born in Italy.According to Jellinek, who identified Lonzano with Longano, a seaport of Messenia, his home was Greece; it may, however, have been Longiano, not far from Cesena, whose Latin name is Lonzanum.In early childhood, Lonzano lost both his father and mother, and throughout his entire life he was haunted by poverty, care, and sickness.