Giovanni Battista Ferrari
Giovanni Battista Ferrari (* 1450 in Modena , † July 20, 1502 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
He came from an impoverished family and was the son of Giovanni Ferrari and his wife Verde Alberghetti. He received his first education in Modena, later he obtained a doctorate in law in Padua .
Ferrari entered the clergy at a young age. In Rome he became the protégé of Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja , who later became Pope Alexander VI. The cardinal procured him a benefit at the Cathedral of Modena and membership in the cathedral chapter there . It was also Cardinal Borja who worked for Ferrari at Pope Calixt III. obtained admission to the Roman Curia . Ferrari became one of the twelve Abbreviators of the Apostolic Letters in 1471 . For a short time he was secretary to King John II of Aragon . In 1495 Ferrari was elected Pope Alexander VI. Appointed to the Papal Chancellery .
On September 11, 1495 Giovanni Battista Ferrari was appointed Bishop of Modena , but because of his obligations at the Roman Curia he had the diocese run by vicars general . He was papal datar from 1496 until his elevation to the cardinal rank , then pro-datar until his death. He was also the head of the Papal Chancellery.
Pope Alexander VI created him in the consistory of September 28, 1500 as cardinal priest , he received the cardinal's hat on October 2 and on October 5 of the same year he was awarded the title church of San Crisogono . On August 9, 1501 he was made Archbishop of Capua .
On July 6, 1502, he was the victim of a poison attack by his valet Sebastiano Pinzoni , who was later executed under Pope Leo X. The following day his condition worsened and he received the sacraments . Thirteen days later, on July 20, 1502, Giovanni Battista Ferrari died in the Vatican Palace . He was buried in Modena Cathedral. Most of his vast fortune fell into the hands of Alexander VI.
literature
- Paolo Cherubini : Ferrari (Ferrario), Giovanni Battista. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 46: Feducci-Ferrerio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1996.
Web links
- Ferrari, Giovanni Battista. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 18, 2017.
- Entry on Giovanni Battista Ferrari on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 18, 2017.
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SURNAME | Ferrari, Giovanni Battista |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrariis, Johannes Baptista de; Ferrari, Giambattista |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian bishop and cardinal |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1450 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1502 |
Place of death | Rome |