Complex sentence: John of Procida (Italian: "Giovanni da Procida") (1210--1298) was born at Salerno, educated in the Schola Medica as a physician, and rose the diplomatic ranks in the Hohenstaufen Kingdom of Sicily.
Split into simpler sentences: John of Procida (Italian: "Giovanni da Procida"; 1210--1298) was an Italian medieval physician. He was born at Salerno, educated in the Schola Medica as a physician, and rose the diplomatic ranks in the Hohenstaufen Kingdom of Sicily.