Pietro Barozzi

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Pietro Barozzi
Bishop of Padua
Vescovi Padova - Giovann Michiel e Pietro Barozzi - Palazzo vescovile - Padova.jpg
Bartolomeo Montagna, Portraits of bishop Giovanni Battista Michiel (left) and bishop Pietro Barozzi (right), Padua
Church Catholic Church
Predecessor Hieronymus Landus
Successor Sisto Gara della Rovere
Orders
Consecration1471
by  Pope Paul II
Personal details
Born1441
Died10 January 1507
Padua, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous post(s) Bishop of Belluno (1471 - 1487)

Pietro Barozzi (1441 - 1507) was an Italian Catholic and humanist bishop.

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Biography

Son of the senator Ludovico, began to study Latin and Greek letters with his companions Pietro Delfino and Leonardo Loredan, all pupils of the master Pierleone Leoni, then he studied at the University of Padua where he graduated in jurisprudence. In 1471 he was bishop of Belluno and in 1487 Bishop of Padua later. [1] [2] [3]

He devoted particular attention to architectural studies, which he put into practice in rearranging and decorating public and ecclesiastical structures, influenced by the style of Alberti. [4] Among his works was the frescoed chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli. [3]

In recent times he is considered influential in humanism, Hubert Jedin describes him as an exemplary bishop. [5]

For his initiative the Monte di Pietà was established in Padua. [3] Between 1500 and 1506 he was the chancellor of the University of Padua. [6]

Padua Cathedral, Bishop Pietro Barozzi's tomb Duomo (Padua) - Tomb of Bishop Pietro Barozzi 1507 by Alessandro Vittoria.jpg
Padua Cathedral, Bishop Pietro Barozzi's tomb

He died in 1507. The erudite bishop Pietro Barozzi left a large collection of juridical, theological works, of Greek, Latin and vulgar classics humanist authors, [3] [7] some manuscript was emigrated to England. [8]

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