Filippo Spinelli
Filippo Spinelli (* 1566 in Naples , † May 25, 1616 in Naples) was apostolic nuncio at the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague and then cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
He came from the family of the Dukes of Seminara and the Princes of Cariati. He entered the clergy. Spinelli was first coadjutor in Policastro in 1592 and then titular archbishop of Kolossai . He sought to put the decisions of the Council of Trent into practice. Against this background, he advocated the establishment of a seminary .
Of Clement VIII. , He was sent in 1598 as nuncio to the court Rudolf II.. Spinelli arrived in Prague in 1599 and stayed there until 1603. He supported the Archbishop of Prague Zbynko Berka von Duba and Leipa , who also endeavored to implement the council resolutions. He also played a role in the election of Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein as Bishop of Olomouc . He obtained mandates from the emperor against the still existing communities of the Hussites and the Bohemian brothers . He also pushed for the Protestant preachers to be expelled. He succeeded in persuading the emperor to appoint radical representatives of Catholicism such as Georg Popel von Lobkowicz or the convert Karl von Liechtenstein to high offices in Bohemia.
It was also he who urged the childless Rudolf to arrange his successor. The emperor resented this and no longer wanted to receive Spinelli. In 1603 he took part in the Reichstag in Regensburg. Spinelli asked the Pope to replace him. He called him back to Italy and transferred the diocese of Policastro to him. In 1604 he was made a prolegate of Ferrara . In the same year he became cardinal priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola and in 1605 Bishop of Aversa .
He is buried in the Jesuit Church in Naples. A monument also commemorates him in the Dominican Church.
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : Spinelli, Filippo. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1325-1327.
Web links
- Spinelli, Filippo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 11, 2017.
- Filippo Spinelli entry on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 11, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Jörg K. Hoensch : History of Bohemia. From the Slavic conquest to the present. 3rd, updated and supplemented edition. Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-41694-2 , p. 204.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spinelli, Filippo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nuncio and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1566 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1616 |
| Place of death | Naples |