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1565–1566 Papal Conclave
The 1565–66 papal conclave (20 December – 7 January) was convened on the death of Pope Pius IV and ended in the election of Pope Pius V. Background Cardinal Vitellozzo Vitelli was Camerlengo; Cardinal Francesco Pisani, the most senior of the cardinals was Dean of the Sacred College. The conclave was made up of several small groups aligned either by family relations, such as those who favored Francesco Gonzaga; and by locale, such as the Florentines. A separate division lay between some of the younger cardinals eager to press the reforms of the Council of Trent, and their senior colleagues whose views of reform leaned towards the Inquisition, which use appeared sometimes to border on the political. The various factions presented a difficulty for anyone trying to put together a two-thirds majority. Cardinal Farnese had the largest number of commitments, but not the thirty-five needed to elect. Cardinal Borromeo advised Farnese that while he couldn't agree to support him as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace ( la, Palatium Apostolicum; it, Palazzo Apostolico) is the official residence of the pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and the Vatican Palace. The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V, in honor of Pope Sixtus V, who built most of the present form of the palace. The building contains the papal apartments, various offices of the Catholic Church and the Holy See, private and public chapels, Vatican Museums, and the Vatican Library, including the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and Borgia Apartment. The modern tourist can see these last and other parts of the palace, but other parts, such as the Sala Regia (Regal Room) and Cappella Paolina, had long been closed to tourists, though the Sala Regia allowed occasional tourism by 2019. The Scala Regia (Regal Staircase) can be viewed from one end and used to enter the Sala Regia. The Cappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Caetani
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (1526–1585) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography Niccolò Caetani was born in Rome on 23 February 1526, the son of Camillo Caetani, 3rd duke of Sermoneta, a cousin of Pope Paul III, and his second wife, Flaminia Savelli. His families were patricians from Naples. He was the uncle of Cardinal Enrico Caetani. At the age of 10, Pope Paul III made him a cardinal deacon '' in pectore'' in the consistory of 22 December 1536. On 5 March 1537 he became administrator of the Diocese of Bisignano. His elevation to the cardinalate was published in the consistory of 13 March 1538; he received the red hat and the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere on 16 April 1538. On 8 August 1539 he was elected Bishop of Conza. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Capua on 5 May 1546. He resigned the administration of Bisignano on 13 March 1549. He participated in the papal conclave of 1549-50 that elected Pope Julius III. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludovico Simoneta
Ludovico Simoneta (c, 1500–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Simoneta was born in Milan ca. 1500, the son of Palatine Count Alessandro Simoneta and Antonia Castiglioni. He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Simoneta. He studied at Milan, becoming a doctor of both laws. He was admitted to the ''Collegio degli Avvocati'' of Milan in 1533, and practiced law in Milan and Pavia. On 19 December 1537, following the resignation of his uncle Giacomo, Ludovico Simoneta was elected Bishop of Pesaro. He subsequently participated in the Council of Trent 1545-47. In 1549, he moved to Rome, becoming a lawyer of the Apostolic Signatura. On 17 May 1560 he was appointed a datary. Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 26 February 1561. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 10 March 1561. He resigned the government of the Diocese of Pesaro sometime before 9 May 1561. On 10 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni
Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (also known as Gian Antonio, Gianantonio; 1519–1591) was an Italian Cardinal. Life Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni was born in Milan in 1519 to a prominent family. He was brother of Gabrio (condottiero and general) and Giovan Battista (castellan of Castel Sant'Angelo and later Bishop of Cassano all' Ionio). In 1541 in Milan he received the tonsure and the four minor orders, thus becoming a cleric. His cousin Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Medici renounced in 1557 to the bishopric of Foligno in his favour. He was so elected bishop of Foligno on 7 May 1557, and consecrated bishop on 25 August of that year by the Cardinal Medici. In preparation to this appointment he was ordained deacon on 28 March and priest on 5 April of that year. A turning point in the life of Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni was the elevation of his cousin Giovanni Angelo Medici to the papacy as Pope Pius IV in December 1559. As in use in such age, the Pope trusted for the important political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemente D'Olera
Clemente d'Olera (20 June 1501 – 6 January 1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, cardinal and bishop. Biography Clemente d'Olera was born in the Castle of Moneglia on 20 June 1501.Salvador Miranda, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church''Olera, O.F.M.Obs., Clemente d'/ref> He joined the Order of Friars Minor Observants at a young age, spending his youth in the service of the Franciscans. He then moved to Bologna to study Christian theology. He then spent several years studying philosophy and theology in the religious houses of his order. In 1538, he was elected provincial superior of his order for Bologna, then he became definitor and procurator in Mantua in 1541. He became the order's minister general in Corsica in 1545, with Giovanni Maltei da Calvi as his vicar general. He succeeded Maltei in that office after Maltei's death in 1547, with the permission of Pope Paul III. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Suau
Jean Suau (1503–1566) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Jean Suau was born in the Castle of Rieumes in Gascony in 1503. He studied canon law and civil law. Moving to Rome, he became an auditor, first of the Apostolic Palace, then of the Roman Rota. On 20 December 1555 he was elected Bishop of Mirepoix. He was subsequently consecrated as a bishop. Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 December 1555. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina on 13 January 1556. He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV. Under Paul IV, he served as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. He opted for the titular church of Santa Prisca on 26 April 1560. He resigned the government of Mirepoix sometime before 31 January 1561. He later participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He died in the Apostolic Palace on 29 April 1566. He was buried in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scipione Rebiba
Scipione Rebiba (3 February 1504 – 23 July 1577) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a protégé of Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV. He held a variety of positions in the Church hierarchy, including some of the most senior. He introduced the Inquisition to Naples in the 1550s and became a cardinal in 1555. He is mostly known today for having been the earliest bishop to whom most Roman Catholic bishops can trace their apostolic succession, as it is unknown who consecrated Rebiba. Biography Scipione Rebiba was born on 3 February 1504 in the village of San Marco d'Alunzio, in Sicily. He studied in Palermo and enjoyed a benefice in the Church of S. Maria dei Miracoli. On 16 March 1541, on the recommendation of Bishop Gian Pietro Carafa, Pope Paul III appointed him titular Bishop of Amyclae so he could serve as Carafa's auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Chieti. On 22 February 1549, Pope Paul III named Carafa Archbishop of Naples, but Emperor Charles V p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girolamo Simoncelli
Girolamo Simoncelli (1522, Orvieto, then in the Papal States – 24 February 1605, Rome) was an Italian cardinal. Life Simoncelli was made a cardinal by his great-uncle, Pope Julius III, in the consistory of 22 December 1553. He was elected bishop of Orvieto in 1554 and administrator in 1570. He took part in the two conclaves in April and May 1555, those in 1559 and 1565–66, the two in September and October–December 1590, and those in 1591 and 1592. He was cardinal protopriest from 1598 onwards and vice-dean of the College of Cardinals from 1603. The Prophecy of the Popes The Prophecy of the Popes ( la, Prophetia Sancti Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus, "Prophecy of Saint-Archbishop Malachy, concerning the Supreme Pontiffs") is a series of 112 short, cryptic phrases in Latin which purport to predict ... was possibly forged in order to support Simoncelli's bid for the papacy in the second conclave of 1590. References External links *http://www.dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Cornaro (cardinal)
Luigi Cornaro (12 February 1517 – 10 May 1584) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography A member of the House of Cornaro, Luigi Cornaro was born on 12 February 1517, the eldest of the ten children of Giovanni Cornaro, Venetian senator and Procurator of San Marco, and Adriana Pisani. His younger brother Federico Cornaro also became a cardinal. He was the grand-nephew of Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, and the nephew of Cardinals Francesco Pisani, Marco Cornaro, and Francesco Cornaro. His cousin Andrea Cornaro also became a cardinal. As a young man, he joined the Knights Hospitaller, becoming Grand Prior of Cyprus, an office he later resigned in favor of his younger brother Federico Cornaro. Pope Julius III made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 20 November 1551. He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Teodoro on 4 December 1551. On 25 June 1554 he was elected Archbishop of Zadar and was subsequently consecrated as a bishop. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Cicala
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Cicala (1510–1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in Genoa on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala. His family was related to the Cybo and Doria families. He studied under his relative Odoardo Cicala, who later became Bishop of Sagona. Cicala moved to Rome, where he was named Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an abbreviator of apostolic letters. From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an auditor of the Apostolic Camera. On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the see of Albenga, while retaining the office of auditor. He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 December 1543 in the Sistine Chapel. On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the Council of Trent. Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 4 December 1551. On 13 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Ricci (bishop)
Giovanni Ricci (1 November 1498 – 3 May 1574) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giovanni Ricci was born in Chiusi on 1 November 1498, the son of Pietro Antonio Ricci. Disliking his stepmother, Giovanni Ricci traveled to Rome at age 15, seeking the protection of his father's friend Tarugi, a nobleman from Montepulciano, who could not convince the youth to return to Montepulciano. He later entered the court of Cardinal Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, the future Pope Julius III, as assistant to the master of chamber; he became the cardinal's master of chamber upon the death of the old master of chamber. He later entered the service of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, ''iuniore''. He was sent on diplomatic missions to the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Burgundy, which he accomplished successfully. He then entered the ecclesiastical estate and became a protonotary apostolic ''participantium''. In 1542, he became a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Michele Saraceni
Giovanni Michele Saraceni (1 December 1498 – 27 April 1568) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Saraceni was born in Naples and was a relative of Cardinal Fabio Mignatelli. He was the archbishop of Acerenza and Matera from 1536. On 23 Mar 1536, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanseverino, Archbishop of Taranto, with Lorenzo Santarelli, Bishop of Pult, and Giacomo Ponzetti, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators. He was made cardinal on 20 November 1551 by Pope Julius III. He took part in revising the acts of the Council of Trent, and in other Papal missions, including investigating the charges against Cardinal Carlo Cafara Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char .... Cardinal Saraceni died in Rome in 1568. Episcopal succession Sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
