Ippolito de 'Rossi
Ippolito de 'Rossi (born October 31, 1531 in San Secondo , † April 28, 1591 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
He was the third child of Pier Maria de 'Rossi, Count of San Secondo, and his wife Camilla Gonzaga . De 'Rossi was related to the cardinals Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga and Scipione Gonzaga . He studied theology and law at the most prestigious universities in Italy. After receiving the tonsure, he was appointed private chamberlain and apostolic protonotary by Pope Pius IV . On September 4, 1560 he was appointed titular bishop of Conoviense and coadjutor of the bishop of Pavia with the right of succession. In September 1560 he received consecutively the ordination as subdeacon , the deacons - and the priestly ordination by Borso de Merli , the bishop of Bobbio , who shortly thereafter also donated the episcopal ordination to him. Ippolito de 'Rossi was a participant in the Council of Trent . He succeeded him on September 4, 1564 at the bishopric of Pavia.
Pope Sixtus V made him cardinal deacon on December 18, 1585 and awarded him the cardinal's hat and the title deaconry Santa Maria in Portico Octaviae on January 15, 1586 . On April 27, 1587 he moved to the titular deaconry San Biagio dell'Anello . He took part in the first and second conclaves of 1590, from which Urban VII and Gregory XIV emerged as popes.
Ippolito de 'Rossi died on April 28, 1591 in Rome and was first buried in his titular church, San Biagio dell'Anello . Later his bones were transferred to the Roman church of San Carlo ai Catinari and buried there in front of the altar of the chapel of St. Anne.
Web links
- Rossi, Ippolito de '. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 22, 2016.
- Entry on Ippolito de 'Rossi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 22, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lorenzo Cardella: Memorie storiche de 'cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Volume V. Stamperia Pagliarini, Rome 1793, p. 238; quoted from Rossi, Ippolito de '. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website , English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giovan Girolamo de 'Rossi |
Bishop of Pavia 1564–1591 |
Alexander Sauli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossi, Ippolito de ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Pavia, Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1531 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Secondo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1591 |
| Place of death | Rome |