Giovanni Conti (cardinal)
Giovanni Conti (* 1414 in Rome ; † October 20, 1493 ibid) was an Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Conza and cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
Giovanni Conti was a member of the Conti family from Valmontone .
On January 26, 1455 he was appointed Archbishop of Conza. On October 1, 1484 he resigned as archbishop in favor of his nephew Niccolò. On 15 November 1483 he was the consistory that in St Peter's took place, from Sixtus IV. To Cardinal priests created. On the same day he received the titular church of Santi Nereo e Achilleo and the cardinal's hat four days later. Giovanni Conti took part in the 1484 conclave in which Giovanni Battista Cibo was elected Pope Innocent VIII .
On October 18, 1485 he became cardinal priest of Sant'Adriano al Foro and on March 9, 1489 of San Vitale . He took part in the 1492 conclave , which Pope Alexander VI. chose.
Giovanni Conti died of the bubonic plague in Rome on October 20, 1493 and was buried in the local church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli .
literature
- Alfred A. Strnad : Conti, Giovanni. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 28: Conforto-Cordero. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1983.
Web links
- Conti, Giovanni (1414-1493). In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 14, 2018.
- Entry on Giovanni Conti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 8, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conti, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1414 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1493 |
| Place of death | Rome |