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Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borja family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon, he was known as Roderic de Borja, and he is commonly referred to by the Italianized form as Rodrigo Borgia. He studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. He proceeded to serve in the Roman Curia under the next four popes, acquiring significant influence and wealth in the process. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected pope, taking the name Alexander VI. Alexander's papal bulls of 1493 confirmed or reconfirmed the rights of the Spanish crown in the New World following the finds of Christop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Popes
This chronological list of the popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the under the heading "" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes. Published every year by the Roman Curia, the no longer #Numbering of popes, identifies popes by regnal number, stating that it is impossible to decide which pope represented the legitimate succession at various times. The 2001 edition of the introduced "almost 200 corrections to its existing biographies of the popes, from St Peter to John Paul II". The corrections concerned dates, especially in the first two centuries, birthplaces and the family name of one pope. The term ''Pope (word), pope'' () is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders (for example Coptic pope). This title is usually used in English to refer to the head of the Catholic Church. The Catholic pope uses various titles by tradition, including , , and . Each title has been added by unique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Valencia In Spain
The Archdiocese of Valencia () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, with authority over the suffragan dioceses of Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca, Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón. The archbishops are seated in Valencia Cathedral. Enrique Benavent Vidal succeeded Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera as the Archbishop of Valencia in 2022. Overview The Diocese of Valencia was created in as early as the 6th century; Pope Innocent VIII elevated it to an archdiocese in 1492. The cathedral in the early days of the Reconquest was called ''Església Major'', then ''Seu'' (Sedes), and at the present time, in virtue of the papal concession of 16 October 1866, it is called the ''Basílica metropolitana''. It is situated in the centre of the ancient Roman city where some believe the temple of Diana stoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke Of Gandía
Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía (; ; – 14 June 1497) was the second child of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the brother of Cesare Borgia, Cesare, Gioffre Borgia, Gioffre, and Lucrezia Borgia. Giovanni Borgia was the pope's favourite son, and Alexander VI granted him important positions and honours. He was murdered in Rome on 14 June 1497. The case remained unsolved and is still considered one of the most notorious scandals of the Borgia era. Early life Giovanni Borgia was born in Rome around 1476 to Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress, Vannozza dei Cattanei.Maxwell-Stuart, P.G.: ''Chronicle of the Popes''. London, Thames and Hudson, 1997, pp. 158–159, He was the second son of the couple, after the firstborn Cesare. No exact birth dates are known for him and his brother, and Giovanni was long thought to be the couple's eldest son, but modern research agrees that he must have been younger than Cesare. Cesare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was a Cardinal (Catholic Church)#Cardinal_deacons, cardinal deacon and later an Italians, Italian ''condottieri, condottiero''. He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI of the Aragonese people, Aragonese House of Borgia and was a sibling to Lucrezia Borgia. After initially entering the Church and becoming a cardinal on his father's election to the papacy, he resigned his diaconal profession after the death of his brother in 1498. He was employed as a ''condottiero'' for King Louis XII of France around 1500, and occupied both Milan and Naples during the Italian Wars. At the same time, he carved out a state for himself in Central Italy, but he was unable to retain power for long after his father's death. His quest for political power was a major inspiration for ''The Prince'' by the renowned Florence, Florentine historian, Niccolò Machiavelli. Early life Like many aspects of Cesare Borgia's life, the date of his birth i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Borgia
Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Isabella, California, a former settlement * Lake Isabella, California, a man-made reservoir * Isabella, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Isabella County, Michigan * Isabella, an unincorporated community in Isabella Township, Michigan * Isabella, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Isabella, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Isabella River (Minnesota) * Isabella, Oklahoma, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Isabella, Pennsylvania (other) * Isabella Furnace, a cold-blast charcoal iron furnace, Pennsylvania Elsewhere * Isabella River (New South Wales), Australia * Isabella Island, Tasmania, Australia * Isabela Island (Galápagos) * Isabella, Manitoba, Canada, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girolama Borgia
Girolama Borgia (Catalan language, Catalan: Jerónima de Borja; 1469 – 20 January 1483) was an illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, later Pope Alexander VI. Biography Girolama Borgia was born in Rome in 1469 to Cardinal Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia and an unmarried woman whose identity is unknown, who was Borgia's lover before of his most famous mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, Vannozza Cattanei. She was the third child of Borgia, after her half-siblings Pier Luigi de Borgia, 1st Duke of Gandía, Pedro Luis and Isabella. Her younger half-siblings were the most famous children of Borgia, birth by Vannozza Cattanei: Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía, Giovanni "Juan", Cesare Borgia, Cesare, Lucrezia Borgia, Lucrezia and Gioffre Borgia, Goffredo "Joffre" Borgia. Girolama did not receive from her father the titles and wealth that he granted to Vannozza's children when he became Pope, but he recognized her as his daughter, as evidenced by her marriage certific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Luigi De Borgia, 1st Duke Of Gandía
Pier Luigi de Borgia, 1st Duke of Gandía (, , ; 1468 – 3 September 1488) was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI) and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the first duke of Gandía, a duchy in the Kingdom of Valencia that King Ferdinand II of Aragon re-established in 1485 as a favour to his father. Life Pier Luigi de Borgia was probably born around 1468. In the bull of his legitimation, on 5 November 5 1481, Sixtus IV speaks of him as ''Adolescente Romano'', declaring him to be the son of Cardinal-Deacon Rodrigo Borgia and a freewoman (''de tune Diacono Cardinali et soluta''). He was half-brother of Isabella Borgia and Girolama Borgia, born by unknown mothers, and Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia and Gioffre Borgia, all born by Vannozza dei Cattanei. The duchy of Gandía was initially created for Pier Luigi. However, even before becoming the duke of Gandía, he purchased the large estates in the area through a fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vannozza Dei Cattanei
Giovanna "Vannozza" (dei) Cattanei (13 July 1442 – 24 November 1518) was an Italian woman who was the chief mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia, later to become Pope Alexander VI, and mother of four of his children: Cesare, Giovanni, Lucrezia, and Goffredo, all publicly recognised by their father. Early life Little is known about Vannozza's early life. What is certain is that she was born on 13 July 1442 to parents of Lombard origin (almost certainly from Mantua). From documents of the time it is understood that her mother was named Menica and that in 1483, already elderly, she was the widow of a certain Jacopo Cattanei, a painter by profession and of minor nobility, who was probably the brother or brother-in-law of Andrea da Brescia, a marble worker. According to some historians, she was born in Rome, even if some diarists of the time defined her as "the furrier of Mantua", as Vannozza probably grew up in a family of Lombard painters, marble workers, engineers and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jofré Llançol I Escrivà
Jofré Llançol i Escrivà, (c. 1390 - 1436/37), also known as Jofré de Borja y Escrivà and Jofré de Borja y Doms, was a Spanish noble from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia. He was related by marriage to the Borgia family. He was an uncle of Cardinal Luis Juan del Milà and the father of Pope Alexander VI. Biography Jofré Llançol i Escrivà was born in Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon, around 1390. He was head of the branch of the House of Borgia that resided on Ventres Street in Xàtiva. He was the son of Rodrigo Gil de Borja y Fennolet, Jurado del Estamento Militar de Xàtiva, and his wife, Sibilia de Escrivà y Pròixita. Jofré died in either 1436 or 1437, in Valencia. Marriage and descendants Jofré Llançol i Escrivà married Isabel de Borja y Cavanilles, who was actually his distant cousin, from Valencia. She was the daughter of Domingo de Borja and his wife, Francina Llançol, and the sister of Alfons de Borja y Cavanilles, who would later become Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Eger
The Archdiocese of Eger () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger. History * 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger * August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger with four suffragan dioceses: Satu Mare (until 1930), Spiš (until 1937), Košice (until 1977) and Rožňava (until 1977) * 1993: It received two new suffragan dioceses, Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (then created) and Vác Ordinaries, in reverse chronogical order Archbishops of Eger * Csaba Ternyák (2007-present) * István Seregély (1987–2007) * László Kádár, O. Cist. (1978–1986) * József Bánk (1974–1978) * Pál Brezanóczy (1969–1972) * Gyula Czapik (1943–1956) * Lajos Szmrecsányi (1912–1943) * József Samassa (1873–1912) (Cardinal in 1905) * Béla Bartakovics (1850–?) * Ladislaus Pyrker, O.Cist. (1827–1847) * István Fisher (1807–1822) * Ferenc Fuchs (1804–?) Bishops of Eger * Tamás Pálffy (1660– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Majorca
The Diocese of Mallorca () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Palma, Majorca in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. History * 450: Established as Diocese of Majorca * 1237: Restored as Diocese of Majorca from Diocese of Barcelona Special churches *Minor Basilicas: ** Basílica de Nostra Senyora de Lluc, Mallorca, Illes Balears **Basílica de Sant Francesc, Palma, Illes Balears Leadership * Raimundo Torrelles (12 Oct 1238 – 11 Jun 1266 Died) * Pedro Morella (4 Oct 1266 – 1282 Died) :''. . .'' * Guillermo Vilanova (15 Mar 1304 – 1318 Died) * Guido Terrena, O. Carm. (15 Apr 1321 – 27 Jul 1332 Appointed, Bishop of Elne) * Berenguer Battle (27 Jul 1332 – 1 Nov 1349 Died) :''. . .'' * Antonio Galiana (5 Jul 1363 – 9 Apr 1375 Died) :''. . .'' * Francesco Climent Sapera (Pérez Clemente) (17 Aug 1403 – 20 Jun 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa) :''. . .'' * Francesco Ferrer (13 Feb 1467 – 17 Jun 1475 Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cartagena
The Diocese of Cartagena () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Granada, Granada in Spain."Diocese of Cartagena" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 History Ancient Diocese There is a tradition that James the Greater established the ancient diocese of Cartagena in the first century AD, and there is a bishop documented during the persecution of Diocletian. In 325, Cartagena was elevated to the sta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
