Johannes Walter Sluse
Johannes Walter Sluse ( Latin Johannes Gualterus Slusius ; born January 14, 1628 in Visé in Belgium , † July 16, 1687 in Rome ) was a cardinal deacon of the Roman Church. He was a brother of the mathematician René François Walther de Sluze .
Life
After studying in Rome, Sluse held various functions in the Roman Curia , namely at the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature and as Secretary of the Apostolic Breve . Pope Innocent XI. appointed him on September 2, 1686 cardinal deacon of the Church of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome, where he died on July 16 of the following year at the age of 59. He found his final resting place in the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, of which he was provisional; his grave monument erected there in the Chapel of St. Anne was created by Ercole Ferrata . Sluse left behind an extensive library, the catalog of which was published posthumously in 1690 by François Deseine under the title Bibliotheca Slusiana, sive librorum catalogus quos Joannes Gualterus, sanctae romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, Slusius Leodiensis, sibi Romae congesserat .
Web links
- Sluse, Johannes Walter. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed June 24, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Santa Maria della Scala on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 24, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sluse, Johannes Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Slusius, Johannes Gualterus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal Deacon of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Visé , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1687 |
| Place of death | Rome |