Lucio Sanseverino
Lucio Sanseverino (* 1565 in Naples , † December 25, 1623 in Salerno ) was an Italian cardinal and archbishop of Salerno .
Life
He came from the line of the Princes of Bisignano of the southern Italian noble family Sanseverino and was the second of seven children of the Count of Saponara , Giovanni Giacomo Sanseverino, and his wife Cornelia Pignatelli. Under the pontificate of Gregory XIII. Lucio Sanseverino was trainee lawyer at the courts of the Apostolic Signature .
On December 2, 1592 he was on the proposal of King Philip III. who held the regio padronato over the diocese, was appointed Archbishop of Rossano , although he had not yet reached canonical age . He was ordained bishop on December 2, 1592 in the Roman church of Santa Maria Vallicella by Cardinal Alessandro de 'Medici , the Archbishop of Florence . At the same time, the Archbishop of Avignon and later Cardinal Francesco Maria Tarugi received the episcopal ordination. The pallium Lucio Sanseverino received on 11 January 1593. On 19 November 1612 he was appointed Archbishop of Salerno ordered. From June 1, 1619 to May 1621, he was nuncio in Flanders.
In the consistory of July 21, 1621 Pope Gregory XV. him cardinal priest . Lucio Sanseverino received the red hat and Santo Stefano al Monte Celio as the titular church on August 30, 1621. He took part in the 1623 conclave that elected Urban VIII Pope. On September 27, 1623 he opted for the titular church of Sant'Eusebio .
Lucio Sanseverino died on Christmas Day 1623 in his bishop's residence and was buried in the Cathedral of Salerno .
literature
- Giulio Sodano: Sanseverino, Lucio. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 90: Salvestrini – Saviozzo da Siena. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
Web links
- Sanseverino, Lucio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 10, 2019.
- Entry on Lucio Sanseverino on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 10, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Beltrami de Guevara |
Archbishop of Salerno 1612–1623 |
Gabriel Trejo Paniagua |
| Scipione Floccaro |
Archbishop of Rossano 1592–1612 |
Mario Sassi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanseverino, Lucio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1565 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1623 |
| Place of death | Salerno |