Orlando di Medici was a 14th-century anchorite who lived as a hermit in Italy. Born around 1330 in Milan or Florence, he is linked to the noble Medici family. In 1360, he withdrew to a forest near Salsomaggiore, where he lived in isolation for twenty-six years. He was discovered in 1386 by servants during a hunt, at which point he broke his long silence to receive the sacraments before passing away on September 15.