Martín Rojas de Portalrubio
Martín Rojas de Portalrubio (* around 1512 in Toledo , † March 18, 1577 in Rome ) was a Spanish clergyman, conventual chaplain and Vice Chancellor of the Order of Malta and Bishop of Malta .
Life
He came from Portalruvio (today part of Toledo) in Spain. Martín Rojas de Portalrubio was a doctor of law and a priest , he was conventual chaplain of the Order of St. John in Malta . As Vice Chancellor of the order, he represented this 1562–1563 in the third session of the Council of Trent .
Pope Gregory XIII appointed him on November 5, 1572 Bishop of Malta and donated him episcopal ordination . On March 20, 1573, Martín Rojas de Portalrubio was also appointed Inquisitor in Malta . However, the Order did everything in its power to have him recalled from this position and was successful in mid-1574 when the appointment was withdrawn. Although he remained Bishop of Malta, he left the island in 1576 and died in Rome the following year.
literature
- Martin Perez de Ayala: Martin de Rojas Portalrubio. In: Constancio Gutiérrez: Trento, un concilio para la unión (1550–1552). Instituto Enrique Flórez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 1981, pp. 792 ff. (Spanish).
- A. Bonnici, MJ Schiavone: Minn Publju sa Pawlu. Publikazzjonijiet Indipendenza, Pietà 2007, ISBN 978-99932-41-91-08-4 , p. 8 (Maltese).
Web links
- Entry on Martín Rojas de Portalrubio on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 30, 2020.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Domenico Cubelles |
Bishop of Malta 1572–1577 |
Tomás Gargal |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rojas de Portalrubio, Martín |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Royas de Portalrubio, Martín; Royas, Martín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, conventual chaplain and vice-chancellor of the Order of Malta and Bishop of Malta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1512 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1577 |
| Place of death | Rome |