Ludovico Simonetta

Ludovico Simonetta (also Ludovico Simoneta , * around 1500 in Milan , † April 30, 1568 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .

Solemn session of the Council of Trent in 1563, in which Cardinal Simonetta took part as one of the legates at the presidential table (center) (contemporary painting)

Life

Ludovico Simonetta was a canonist and worked in Milan and Pavia. After abandoning his uncle Giacomo Simonetta he was 1537-1561 Bishop of Pesaro and also in 1540-1549 Rome as a trainee at the signature act. 1545-48 he took part in the 1st period of the Council of Trent . In 1560 Simonetta Datar became Pope Pius IV and created by him cardinal on February 26, 1561 in Rome , where he received the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane . As one of the papal legates and main representative of the curial party, he took part in the 3rd session of the Tridentine (1562/63) . From November 1566 he was cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia .

literature

Johannes Madey : Simonetta, Ludovico. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 10, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-062-X , Sp. 430 ( article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Simoneta, Giacomo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 5, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Simonetta, Ludovico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Simoneta, Ludovico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cardinal of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan
DATE OF DEATH	April 30, 1568
Place of death	Rome