Francesco Zabarella

Francesco Zabarella

Francesco Zabarella ( Franciscus de Zabarellis ) (born August 10, 1360 in Piove di Sacco in the province of Padua , † September 26, 1417 in Constance ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church . He was Bishop of Florence and an important canonist of his time. Antipope John XXIII. appointed him cardinal on November 12, 1415. Zabarella is therefore considered a pseudocardinal . He was an uncle of Bartolomeo Zabarella .

Life

Formation and work in the service of Padua

Zabarella studied law in Bologna and Florence , where he graduated in 1385. He taught canon law at this university until 1390 and at the University of Padua until 1410. After receiving minor orders in 1385, he became vicar Bishop Acciaioli's in Florence and pastor of the Church of Santa Maria in Pruncta near the city. In 1398 he became archpriest of the Cathedral of Padua . He was repeatedly sent on diplomatic missions by the government of Padua and at the end of 1404 he was one of the two ambassadors to the French King Charles VI. to ask for assistance towards Venice. After Padua became part of the Republic of Venice in 1406 , Zabarella was loyal to the new rule.

As a cardinal at the councils

Zabrella's tomb in the Cathedral of Padua

In 1409 he took part in Venetian services at the Council of Pisa . In 1410 he became bishop of Florence and also papal trainee lawyer. On June 6, 1411 he became cardinal deacon of the titular diaconia Santi Cosma e Damiano . From 1412 to 1413 he was a participant in the Council of Rome. After this council failed of its purpose, Zabarella was sent as papal legate to King Sigismund in October 1413 . Here he obtained his approval for a new council, the Council of Constance . Zabarella stayed in Constance until his death, even after Sigismund's departure and Johannes XXIII's dismissal, and played an outstanding role in the negotiations against Jan Hus .

Francesco Zabarella died on September 26, 1417 in Constance. His body is buried in Padua Cathedral.

Works

Consilia , 1490

Zabarella's best known literary work is the treatise De schismate , which was written from 1403 to 1408 and contains suggestions for ending the schism. It was published in Strasbourg in 1515.

• Super quinque libros Decretalium (3 vol., Published 1502)
  • Commentaria in quinque libros decretalium ( la ), volume 1. Claude Servain, Lyon 1558.
  • Commentaria in quinque libros decretalium ( la ), volume 2. Thomas Bertheau, Lyon 1558.
  • Commentaria in quinque libros decretalium ( la ), volume 3 1557.
  • Commentaria in quinque libros decretalium ( la ), volume 4 1558.
  • Commentaria in quinque libros decretalium ( la ), volume 5 1558.
• De schismate (1403/08, published 1515)
• Consilia (published 1581)
  • Consilia ( la ). Tipografo dell'Antonio da Cannara, Pescia 1490.

literature

• Christian Heinrich Hecht : Renewed memory of a witness to the truth of the fifteenth century, Franz Zabarella, cardinal of the Roman Church and archbishop of Florence. Greiz 1775. ( digitized version )
• Giuseppe Vedova: Memorie intorno alla vita ed alle opere del Cardinale Francesco Zabarella Padovano. Padua 1829.
• Gasparo Zonta: Francesco Zabarella (1360-1417). Padua 1915.
• Ansgar Frenken: Zabarella (de Zabarellis), Franciscus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 14, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 978-3-88309-073-3 , Sp. 289-292.

Web links

• Zabarella, Francesco. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 4, 2019.

predecessor	Office	successor
Iacopo Paladini	Bishop of Florence 1410–1411	Amerigo Corsini