Jacopo Ammannati Piccolomini
Jacopo Ammannati (also Iacopo , since his admission, around 1455, into the family of the later Pope Pius II. Jacopo Ammannati Piccolomini , also known as Giacomo Ammannati Piccolomini ; * March 8, 1422 near Lucca ; † September 10, 1479 in San Lorenzo near Bolsena ) was an Italian scholar and cardinal of the Renaissance .
Life
Jacopo received literary and theological training. Under Nicholas V he went to Rome. In 1450 he became the private secretary of Cardinal Domenico Capranica , later to Calixt III. Pope Pius II appointed him Bishop of Pavia in 1460 and made him cardinal on December 18, 1461. San Crisogono was assigned to him as the titular church. On August 17, 1477 he was raised to Cardinal Bishop of Frascati .
Cardinal Ammannati was a friend of students and scholars ; Jacopo da Volterra was his secretary. He maintained friendships with the cardinals Juan Carvajal , Bartolomeo Roverella and Bessarion .
Work editions
- Paolo Cherubini (Ed.): Iacopo Ammannati Piccolomini: Lettere (1444-1479). 3 volumes. Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-7125-122-9 (critical edition)
literature
- Edith Pàsztor: Ammannati (poi Ammannati Piccolomini), Iacopo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 2: Albicante – Ammannati. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.
Web links
- Ammannati-Piccolomini, Giacomo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 23, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Latino Orsini |
Cardinal Bishop of Frascati 1477–1479 |
Giovanni Battista Zeno |
| Giovanni Castiglione |
Bishop of Pavia 1460–1479 |
Ascanio Maria Sforza |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ammannati Piccolomini, Jacopo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piccolomini Ammannati, Giacomo; Ammannati, Jacobus (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1422 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Lucca |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1479 |
| Place of death | San Lorenzo near Bolsena |