Mateo de Bascio
Mateo de Bascio (* 1495 in Bascio ; † 1552 in Venice ) was an Italian religious reformer and founder of the Capuchin Order during the Renaissance .
Life
Mateo joined the Franciscans and went to Rome in 1525 . There he received from Pope Clement VII as a personal privilege the right to wear a robe with a pointed hood ( cappuccio ), to preach and at the same time to follow strict rules of poverty in emulation of St. Francis . With a small group of followers he founded the Capuchin Order and became its vicar general (1529). After clarifying that the formation of a new order was not in keeping with his original intentions, he resumed the itinerant sermon and later returned to the Franciscans. He accompanied the imperial troops to the battle of Mühlberg (1547) and died in Venice.
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| SURNAME | Mateo de Bascio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious reformer and founder of the Capuchin order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1495 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bascio |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1552 |
| Place of death | Venice |