Matteo Rosso Orsini
Matteo Rosso Orsini il grande (* around 1178 in Rome , † after October 13, 1246 there) from the widely ramified Orsini family was an influential Roman senator . He was probably the eldest son of the merchant Giangaetano (Johannes Gaitanus) Borbone-Orsini and his second wife Stefania Rubea. His son with Perna Gaetani, Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, became Pope Nicholas III in 1277 .
Pope Gregory IX Matteo Rosso Orsini had appointed Senator shortly before his death and he participated as an interpreter in the election of the successor and had the cardinals included in the Septasolium , so that this election became the first conclave in a papal election .
Matteo Rosso Orsini was friends with Francis of Assisi and became a Franciscan tertiary . His son Giovanni Gaetano Orsini was as cardinal in 1263 until his election as pope protector of the Franciscan order and as pope he gave an interpretation of the Franciscan poverty rule usus pauper , which was controversial. A nephew of Matteo Rosso Orsini, Cardinal Matteo Rubeo Orsini, was also a protector of the Franciscans.
Web links
- L'Enciclopedia Italiana [1]
- GENEALOGIA DELLA DINASTIA ORSINI, DALLE ORIGINI AD OGGI [2]
- Catholic Encyclopedia [3]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orsini, Matteo Rosso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1178 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | after October 13, 1246 |
| Place of death | Rome |