Giovanni Battista Consiglieri
Giovanni Battista Consiglieri (1491–1559) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography[edit]
Giovanni Battista Consiglieri was born in Rome in 1491, the son of Baldassare Consiglieri and Mariana de Statis.[1] He studied literature, Ancient Greek, and Latin.[1] As a young man, he married and had two daughters.[1]
He entered the church after his wife's death and became a protonotary apostolic, rising to be President of the Apostolic Signatura.[1]
Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 15 March 1557.[1] He received the red hat and deaconry of Santa Lucia in Septisolio on 24 March 1557.[1] On 16 December 1558 he opted for the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere.[1]
He died in Rome on 25 August 1559, during the sede vacante.[1] He was buried in his deaconry.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Miranda, Salvador. "CONSIGLIERI, Giovanni Battista (1491-1559)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
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