Antonio Correr (15 July 1359 – 19 January 1445) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who was appointed cardinal by his uncle

Pope Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII (; ; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedi ...

during the period of the Great Western Schism.

Biography

Correr was born in Venice, the son of Filippo

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and wife Cassandra

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. He was Cardinal-nephew of

, Pope of the Roman Obedience in the period of the Great Western Schism, eldest brother of Filippo Correr. He was also cousin of

Pope Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV (; ; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death, in February 1447. Condulmer was a Republic of Venice, Venetian, and a nephew ...

, son of his father Filippo's sister Bariola and Angelo Condulmer. His last name is listed also as Corrario and Corraro. Correr was one of the founders of the Congregation of the Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga in his native city of

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. In 1405, he was named bishop of Modon, and on 26 February 1407 he was consecrated bishop by

with Agostino da Lanzano,

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, Guglielmo della Vigna, Bishop of Todi,

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, Bishop of Chiron, and Antonio Correr, Bishop of Asolo, serving as co-consecrators."Antonio Cardinal Correr, C.R.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 25, 2016 Two years later his uncle, Pope Gregory XII, transferred him to the see of Bologna. He could not take possession of the latter see due to opposition of Cardinal Baldassare Cossa (later

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), who did not recognized his nomination, because he considered Gregory XII an

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. On 9 May 1408, Antonio was created Cardinal Priest of

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by his uncle and a few months later was promoted to Cardinal Bishop of Porto. He was also administrator of the see of

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(1408–10) and

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(1408–09). Correr was Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1407 until July 1415. Antonio attended the

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as representative of the Roman Obedience of the Sacred College, and he participated in the Papal conclave, 1417 and the

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. Archpriest of the patriarchal

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1420–1434, he served also as papal legate in

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(1425) and in

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(1431). Antonio was administrator of the sees of Novigrad (1420–21),

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(1435) and

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(1435–40). New pope

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(his cousin) transferred him to the suburbicarian see of Ostia e Velletri on 14 March 1431. He became

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at the death of Giordano Orsini on 29 May 1438. Author of an unpublished history of his times, he died at

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, but his remains were transferred to Venice where he was buried in the church of

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