Luigi Cornaro (Cardinal)

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Luigi Cornaro ( Venetian Alvise Corner ; born February 12, 1517 in Venice , † May 10, 1584 in Rome ) was a Venetian cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

Luigi Cornaro was the eldest of ten children of the Venetian Senator Giovanni Cornaro and his wife Adriana Pisani, he came from the Corner della Regina family branch. Among his siblings were the future Cardinal Federico and Giorgio , later Bishop of Treviso . He was the great-nephew of the Queen of Cyprus, Caterina Cornaro , nephew of the cardinals Francesco Pisani , Marco Cornaro and Francesco Cornaro seniore , cousin of Cardinal Andrea Cornaro , uncle of the cardinals Gianfrancesco Morosini and Francesco Cornaro iuniore and great-uncle of Cardinal Federico Cornaro iuniore . A later cardinal from the same branch of the family was Giorgio Cornaro , while Cardinal Giovanni Cornaro was from a different branch of the family .

Cornaro studied at the University of Padua, where he obtained a doctorate in law. He joined the Order of St. John and was appointed Grand Prior of Cyprus, but renounced in favor of his brother, the later Cardinal Federico Cornaro. During the conclave of 1549–1550 he was the conclavist of the cardinals François de Tournon and Luigi Pisani .

Pope Julius III created him in the consistory of November 20, 1551 as cardinal deacon , the red hat and the title deaconry San Teodoro received Luigi Cornaro on December 4, 1551. On June 25, 1554 he was appointed Archbishop of Zadar , but resigned on July 17, 1555 in favor of his secretary Muzio Calini on the archbishop's chair of Zadar. Luigi Cornaro stayed away from the Council of Trent , but received reports on the negotiations there. He was a participant in the first conclave in 1555 , which Marcellus II elected Pope. He also took part in the second conclave in 1555 when Pope Paul IV was elected. He was also among the cardinals who met for the 1559 conclave , from which Pius IV emerged as pope. Under the latter's pontificate he was chairman of a congregation dealing with the affairs of the Carafa . On March 13, 1560 he was appointed administrator of the diocese of Bergamo , this administration he gave up in favor of his nephew Federico on January 15, 1561. From that day until April 18, 1567 he was administrator of Traù . On February 26, 1561 he opted for the cardinal class of the cardinal priests and on June 21, 1564 for the titular church of San Marco , the regional church of the Venetians. He took part in the conclave 1565-1566 , which Pius V elected as Pope. On June 2, 1568 he opted for the titular church of San Vitale . Luigi Cornaro was from January 14, 1569 to January 11, 1570 chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals . He opted for the titular church of San Clemente on February 9, 1569 . From May 10, 1570 he was cardinal chamberlain , having acquired this office for 70,000 scudi , which the Pope designated for the war against the Turks . Again he opted for the title of San Marco on June 9, 1570 . He supported the league against the Turks, which won the 1571 naval battle of Lepanto . Luigi Cornaro was a participant in the 1572 conclave , which Pope Gregory XIII. chose.

He died on Ascension Day , May 10, 1584, around 2 p.m. in Rome. He was buried in the Roman church of Santa Maria in Trivio .

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predecessor Office successor
Cornelio Pesaro Archbishop of Zadar
1554–1555 		Muzio Calini
personal data
SURNAME Cornaro, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corner, Alvise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venetian Cardinal of the Roman Church
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1517
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1584
Place of death Rome