Commentary Par XV 145-148

He died in the Holy Land and came from martyrdom to this peace (cf. the words for Boethius' similar journey [[Par X 128-29]]).  While some twentieth-century commentators seem to be open to the idea, no one before Chimenz (DDP Chimenz.Par.XV.145-148) states clearly that the text surely accommodates the view of medieval clergy that those who died on crusade in the Holy Land went straight to Heaven, bypassing Purgatory.

Botterill's entry 'Martyrdom' (Lans.2000.1, p. 596) offers reflections on Dante's daring in making Cacciaguida one among the otherwise canonical martyrs of the Church.