Innocent IX.
Innocent IX. (* July 20, 1519 in Bologna ; † December 30, 1591 in Rome ), real name Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti , was Pope of the Catholic Church from October 29, 1591 to December 30, 1591 .
Life
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti studied law in his native city of Bologna. He finished his studies in 1544 with the Dr. jur. and became secretary of Alessandro Cardinal Farnese , later Pope Paul III.
Pope Pius IV appointed him Bishop of Nicastro in 1560 . In this capacity he took part in the Council of Trent . Pope Pius V appointed him papal nuncio in Venice in 1566 .
When he resigned his office as Bishop of Nicastro for health reasons in 1575, Pope Gregory XIII appointed him . as titular patriarch of Jerusalem and on December 12, 1583 as cardinal of the titular church Santi Quattro Coronati .
For his predecessor Pope Gregory XIV, who was also suffering from health problems , he partially led the state business in Rome.
On October 29, 1591, the conclave elected him as the new Pope after only two days of deliberation. He began his pontificate as a sick man and died two months later.
During these two months, however, he reformed the papal secretariat of state . He divided it into three main departments: a department for Germany , one for France and Poland, and a third department for Italy and Spain .
Innocent IX. was viewed by his contemporaries as a strict and ascetic Pope, which is why the Pope's name should be interpreted programmatically ( innocentia = innocence).
Cardinal creations
Pope Innocent IX created on December 18, 1591 with Filippo Sega and Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce the only cardinals of his pontificate.
literature
- Franz Seiffer: Innocent IX. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1293-1295.
- Giovanni Pizzorusso: Innocenzo IX. In: Massimo Bray (ed.): Enciclopedia dei Papi. Volume 3: Innocenzo VIII, Giovanni Paolo II. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 240–249 ( treccani.it ).
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.
Web links
- Innocent IX .. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 26, 2011.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory XIV. |
Pope 1591 |
Clement VIII |
| Giacomo Savelli |
Bishop of Nicastro 1560–1575 |
Ferdinando Spinelli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Innocent IX. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Facchinetti, Giovanni Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pope |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1519 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1591 |
| Place of death | Rome |