Alfonso Gesualdo
Alfonso Gesualdo (born October 20, 1540 in Calitri near Naples , † February 14, 1603 in Naples) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Church career
Elevated cardinal by Pope Pius IV in the consistory of February 26, 1561 at the young age of 20 , Gesualdo became cardinal deacon of Santa Cecilia in March of the same year and, after his ordination , cardinal priest of the same church from October 1563 , before becoming the titular church of Santa in 1572 Prisca changed and was cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia from 1578 to 1579 , of San Pietro in Vincoli from 1579 to 1580 and of San Clemente from 1580 to 1583 . He was a member of the Curia and from 1564 Archbishop of Conza , which he on 23 April 1564 by Cardinal Francesco Pisani , the episcopal ordination received. Later Pope Gregory XIII appointed him . the cardinal bishop of Albano (1583), Sixtus V. cardinal Bishop of Frascati (1587) and 1589 Cardinal Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina and Kardinalsubdekan . In 1591 he became Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and thus Dean of the College of Cardinals . In this capacity he headed the conclaves of 1591 and 1592 , on which the Popes Innocent IX. and then Clement VIII were chosen. He also became Archbishop of Naples in 1596 .
Cardinal Gesualdo was a participant in seven papal elections, namely in the conclaves from 1565 to 1566 ; 1572 ; 1585 ; September 1590 ; October to December 1590 ; 1591 and 1592.
Gesualdo was the patron saint of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome , the mother church of the Theatine order .
Family relationships
Alfonso's brother Fabrizio , Prince of Venosa , was a brother-in-law of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo . The connection with the Borromeo dynasty had lasting significance for the Gesualdo family for half a century. The composer Carlo Gesualdo was Alfonso's nephew.
literature
- Simona Feci: Gesualdo, Alfonso. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 53: Gelati – Ghisalberti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1999.
Web links
- Gesualdo, Alfonso. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 23, 2016.
- Entry on Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 23, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gesualdo, Alfonso |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gesualdo di Conza, Alfonso; Gesualdo di Gonza, Alfonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calitri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1603 |
| Place of death | Naples |