Agostino Spinola

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Agostino Spínola
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Agostino Spinola
Church Catholic Church
Personal details
Born1482
Died18 October 1537 (age 55)
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Coat of arms of Cardinal Agostino Spinola

Agostino Spinola (c. 1482–1537) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

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Biography

A member of the Spinola family, Agostino Spinola was born in Savona, Italy ca. 1482, the son of Giovanni Spinola, consignore of Garessio, and Petruccia Riario. [1] He was a grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. He was a cousin of Cardinal Raffaele Riario. [1]

Early in his life, he was a secretary of Pope Julius II. [1]

On 19 December 1509 he was elected Bishop of Perugia. [1] He participated in the ninth through the twelfth sessions of the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512–17). [1] He accompanied Pope Leo X on his trip to Bologna. [1]

Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 3 May 1527. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 3 August 1527. [1] He was the administrator of the see of Savona from 17 July 1528 until his death. [1] He resigned the administration of Perugia in favor of his brother Carlo Spinola on 15 February 1529. [1] He was the Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1 January 1532 to 8 January 1533. [1] On 5 September 1534 he opted for the titular church of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine. [1]

He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III. [1] From 10 May 1535 until his death he was also the administrator of the see of Altari. [1]

He died in Rome on 18 October 1537. [1] He was buried in the convent of San Domenico in Savona. [1] When that church was demolished in 1544, the marble bas-relief of his tomb was placed in the Palazzo Pozzobonello-Del Carretto. [1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Miranda, Salvador. "SPINOLA, Agostino (ca. 1482-1537)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC   53276621 . Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. Cheney, David M. "Agostino Cardinal Spínola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved January 19, 2019. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Perugia
1509–1529
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane
1527–1534
Succeeded by
Preceded by Administrator of Savona
1528–1537
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare
1534–1537
Succeeded by
Preceded by Administrator of Alatri
1535–1537
Succeeded by