Ludovico de Torres (Salerno)

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Ludovico de Torres , also Luis de Torres , (* 1494 in Málaga , Spain , † August 13, 1553 in Rome , Italy ) was Archbishop of Salerno .

Life

Ludovico de Torres came from a Spanish noble family. His father Hernando had received the title of "regidor perpetuo" of the city of Malaga . He came to Italy as a result of the Italian wars from Charles V and was secretary to Pope Paul III. He helped his nephew of the same name, Ludovico de Torres, into the episcopate in Monreale .

De Torres was founded by Pope Paul III. appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Salerno and was from December 19, 1548 to August 13, 1553 before the Archdiocese. On March 11, 1549 he received the episcopal ordination by Cardinal Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo OP .

In 1542 he had the Palazzo Lancelotti-Torres built on the south side of Piazza Navona in Rome . The palace has been in the family since its creation.

In the Catedral de la Encarnación in Malaga there is a bronze statue of Ludovico de Torres.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ William White: The Book collector, Volume 48 , 1999, page 33 ff.
  2. ↑ a b Gregory XV's main instructions: for the nuncios and envoys at the European royal courts, 1621-1623, volume 1 , in: Klaus Jaitner, German Historical Institute in Rome, M. Niemeyer, 1997
  3. ^ Palazzo Massimo Lancellotti ( English ) Roma Interactive. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tomb of Ludovico de Torres (Archbishop of Salerno, d. August 13, 1553) with reused reclining figure of Francisco de Solis" , accessed on October 7, 2012
predecessor Office successor
Niccolò Cardinal Ridolfi
Apostolic Administrator 		Archbishop of Salerno
1548–1553 		Girolamo Cardinal Seripando OSA
personal data
SURNAME Torres, Ludovico de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Torres, Ludovicus de; Torres, Ludovico; Torres, Luis de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish Archbishop of Salerno
DATE OF BIRTH 1494
PLACE OF BIRTH Málaga , Spain
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1553
Place of death Rome , Italy