Bernardino Maffei

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Bernardino Maffei (born January 27, 1514 in Rome , † July 16, 1553 ibid) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

The father's family came from Verona and had been registered with the Roman nobility. The second eldest of eight siblings - his younger brother Marco Antonio also became a cardinal - he began his studies in Rome and then continued them at the University of Padua , where he pursued humanistic studies and law. It was here that he found his first learned friends. After the election of Paul III. In 1534 his father brought him back to Rome to begin a career at the Pope's court. Paul III appointed him tutor and secretary to his grandson, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese Jr. In 1543 Maffei became a canon of St. Peter's Basilica . Bishop of Massa Marittima on April 22, 1547Elected as successor to Alessandro Farnese, he received the episcopal ordination on May 30, 1547 in the Sistine Chapel by Giovanni Giacomo Barba , Bishop of Teramo ; Co- consecrators were Nicolas Vernely , Bishop of Bagnoregio , and Michele de La Torre , Bishop of Ceneda . Perhaps since 1539 he was a direct collaborator and secretary of the Pope and represented State Secretary Dandini in his absence. Much of his correspondence concerns the work of the Council of Trent , including the question of relocation to Bologna. Maffei forwarded the information and inquiries of the council participants to the Pope. He was particularly familiar with Marcello Cervini , with whom he exchanged comments, books and views on celibacy . He also represented him in 1548 after his appointment as cardinal librarian , since Cervini was on a diplomatic mission outside Rome. Maffei also had close relationships with Pietro Bembo . The richness of the Maffei family's collection of antiquities, which Bernardino was able to increase considerably, is also praised by Paolo Manuzio , who, according to his own statement, received the inspiration for the classical studies from Bembo and Maffei.

Pope Paul III created Maffei cardinal on April 8, 1549 and awarded him the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme on May 10, 1549 . On June 7, 1549 he moved to Caserta as bishop and was appointed Archbishop of Chieti on November 9, 1549 . The highly educated cardinal and close friend of Ignatius of Loyola renounced the Archdiocese of Chieti on July 14, 1553 in favor of his brother Marco Antonio. His tomb is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva .

Printed writings by Maffei are not preserved, in the conclave 1549–1550 , from the Julius III. emerged as Pope, he kept a diary ( diario ), which was used for a printed report as a template. His notes on the work of the Congregation of Cardinals for the Reform of the Curia, which were largely shaped by him and Cervini, but whose conclusion in the Bulle Varietas temporum he did not live to see, are also preserved in fragments .

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  1. ↑ Maffei's death initially prevented Manuzio from being appointed head of a Vatican printing house for the Church Fathers' editions in the Tridentine version. He was only active in Rome from 1561 to 1570.
  2. ↑ Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Urb. lat. 842, cc. 389-424
personal data
SURNAME Maffei, Bernardino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cardinal of the Roman Church
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1514
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1553
Place of death Rome