Giberto Borromeo
Giberto Borromeo (born September 12, 1671 in Milan , † January 22, 1740 in Novara ) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church . He came from the noble family of Borromeo .
Life
Origin and early years
Giberto Borromeo was the fifth of nine children of Renato Borromeo, Conte of Arona and Marchese of Angera , and his wife Giulia Arese. Other cardinals from the same family were his uncle Giberto Borromeo the Elder , his great-nephew Vitaliano Borromeo and the distant relatives Carlo Borromeo , Federico Borromeo the Elder, Federico Borromeo the Younger and Edoardo Borromeo . His baptism took place on September 17, 1671 in the Milanese church of Sant 'Alessandro.
As he was destined for a spiritual career, he received the tonsure at the age of twelve and became Commendatar Abbot of Viboldone. His education took place from 1683 to 1690 at the seminary school of Milan, then he studied at the University of Pavia and received his doctorate there on July 7, 1691 as Doctor iuris utriusque . He studied theology in Milan, where in November 1690 he obtained the academic degree of Dr. theol. After completing his studies, he went to Rome and became Apostolic Protonotary on March 27, 1692 . He was vice- legate in Bologna from September 29, 1692 to September or October 1693 . In addition, in 1693 he became a trainee lawyer at the courts of the Apostolic Signature . After that, because of his poor health, he retired to Milan, where he lived until 1705. During this time he made friends with Lodovico Antonio Muratori , who had already dedicated his dissertation De Graecae linguae usu et praestantia to him on July 15, 1693 and who housed Giberto Borromeo in his villa on Isola Bella and also supported him financially. Muratori dedicated the first volume of the Anecdota latina ex Ambrosianae Bibliothecae codicibus to him in 1697 .
The ordination received Giberto Borromeo on 14 December 1710th
Episcopal offices
On January 26, 1711 he was appointed Latin Patriarch of Antioch . He received his episcopal ordination on March 1st of the same year in the Milan Cathedral by the Archbishop of Milan , Cardinal Giuseppe Archinto ; Co- consecrators were Archbishop Girolamo Archinto and Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo , Bishop of Verona . On June 26, 1711 he was appointed Papal Assistant to the Throne . Giberto Borromeo was transferred to the bishopric of Novara on January 17, 1714 while retaining the patriarchal title. Mindful of the teachings of his uncle Karl Borromeo, he administered the diocese personally and did not leave it to a deputy, as was customary until then.
Cardinalate
Pope Clement XI. created him in the consistory of March 15, 1717 as cardinal priest . Giberto Borromeo received the red hat and Sant'Alessio as titular church on May 10th of the same year. He was a participant in the conclave of 1721 , the Innocent XIII. elected to the Pope. He also took part in the conclave of 1724 , from which Benedict XIII. emerged as Pope. Finally, he was also among the cardinals of the conclave of 1730 , the Clement XII. lifted up on the chair Petri. In the three conclaves in which he participated, Giberto Borromeo always supported the candidates of the imperial party against those of the Spaniards.
death
Giberto Borromeo died on January 22nd, 1740 at his bishopric in Novara and was buried there in San Marco, the church of the Barnabites. His body was later transferred to the Novara Cathedral and buried there in the Chapel of San Carlo. He bequeathed a large part of his book collection to the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.
literature
- Giuseppe Pignatelli: Borromeo, Giberto. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 13: Borremans – Brancazolo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1971, pp. 52-53.
Web links
- Borromeo, Giberto Bartolomeo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
- Entry on Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo on catholic-hierarchy.org
Remarks
- ↑ A middle name Bartolomeo is mentioned by Miranda and Cheney, Pignatelli does not know him.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi B |
Bishop of Novara 1714–1740 |
Bernardino Ignazio Rovèro OFMCap |
| Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon |
Latin Patriarch of Antioch 1711–1724? |
Filippo Anastasi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borromeo, Giberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borromeo, Giberto Bartolomeo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1740 |
| Place of death | Novara |