Angelotto Fosco
Angelotto Fosco (* 1378 in Rome ; † September 12, 1444 ibid) was an urban Roman clergyman, bishop and cardinal of the Roman Church . His last name is also reproduced as Foschi or as de Fuschis .
Life
Angelotto Fosco came from a family of the urban Roman middle class. He was the canon Lateran Basilica and was designed by Pope Martin V. to the pontifical treasurer appointed. On February 4, 1418 he became Bishop of Anagni , and on November 20 of the same year in Mantua the Pope personally donated his episcopal ordination . On February 14, 1418 he was appointed Commendatabbot of the Santa Maria della Gloria monastery in Florence . On May 22, 1426 he moved to the bishopric in Cava and was enthroned there on July 11, 1428. He was friends with Cardinal Gabriel Condulmer , who later became Pope Eugene IV.
In the consistory of September 19, 1431, Eugene IV raised him to cardinal priest with the titular church of San Marco . He was papal legate at the Council of Basel and later in Ferrara . In 1437 he was Archpriest of the Lateran Basilica and in the same year Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals .
On September 12, 1444, he was murdered in his sleep by the son of a domestic servant whom he had raised in his house. He was buried in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva . In 1676 his bones were transferred to the Lateran Basilica.
literature
- Wolfgang Decker: Foschi, Angelotto. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 49: Forino – Francesco da Serino. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
Web links
- Fosco, Angelotto. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 22, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sagace dei Conti (de Comitibus) |
Bishop of Cava 1426–1431 |
Ludovico Trevisan |
| Tommaso di Celano |
Bishop of Anagni 1418–1426 |
Ottone de Varria |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fosco, Angelotto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foschi, Angelotto; Fuschis, Angelotto de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, bishop and cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1378 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1444 |
| Place of death | Rome |