Vincenzo Lauro
Vincenzo Lauro or Laureo (born March 23, 1523 in Tropea , † December 17, 1592 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal and diplomat .
Life
After studying medicine at the Universities of Naples and Padua , Laureo became secretary in Rome to Cardinal Pietropaolo Parisio and later to Cardinal Niccolò Gaddi, whom he also accompanied on several diplomatic missions. In 1552 he entered the service of the French cardinal François II. De Tournon , a close confidante of Antoine de Bourbon , the titular king of Navarre. Back in Italy, he became the personal physician of Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy .
On January 30, 1566, Laureo was appointed Bishop of Mondovì by Pope Pius V and received episcopal ordination on May 5, 1566 . In the same year he was sent as papal legate to Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland . In the following years Laureo represented the Holy See as Apostolic Nuncio in Savoy (1568–1573), in Poland (1573–1578) and from 1580 on again in Savoy with Duke Charles Emanuel I of Savoy . He was also a member of the papal commission on calendar reform chaired by Cardinal Guglielmo Sirleto , whose work led to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1582 .
On December 12, 1583 he was by Pope Gregory XIII. elevated to cardinal. After he could not take part in the conclave in 1585 , he took part in four papal elections until his death . When Oktoberkonklave of 1590 Laureo was even as papabile .
Laureo was buried in the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano in Rome. He left his library to the Collegio Romano, the predecessor institution of today's Pontifical Gregorian University .
literature
- Laura Ronchi De Michelis: Lauro, Vincenzo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 64: Latilla – Levi Montalcini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2005.
Web links
- Lauro, Vincenzo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 13, 2017.
- Entry on Vincenzo Lauro on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 13, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes since the end of the Middle Ages. Volume 10: Sixtus V, Urban VII, Gregory XIV and Innocent IX. (1585-1591) . 9th edition. Freiburg / Rome 1958, p. 518-528 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauro, Vincenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laureo, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1523 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tropea |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1592 |
| Place of death | Rome |