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Berardo Eroli (1409–1479) (called the Cardinal of Spoleto) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Berardo Eroli was born in Narni in 1409. [1] He was from an otherwise obscure family. [1] He studied at Rome, becoming a doctor of both laws. [1]
He was made a Referendary by Pope Nicholas V, who admitted him to the Apostolic Palace. [1] Nicholas later made him auditor of the Roman Rota. [1]
He was elected Bishop of Spoleto on 13 November 1448. [1] He served as Vicar of Rome during the pontificates of Pope Nicholas V and Pope Callixtus III. [1] He later became a regent of the Apostolic Chancellery. [1]
In the consistory celebrated in Siena on 5 March 1460, Pope Pius II made him a cardinal priest. [1] He received the red hat on 8 March 1460 and the titular church of Santa Sabina on 19 March 1460. [1]
He was appointed legate a latere to Perugia, leaving for the city on 27 August 1462. [1] He rejoined Pope Pius II at Terni in June 1464 and accompanied the pope to Ancona. [1] He did not participate in the papal conclave of 1464 that elected Pope Paul II. [1]
In August 1465, Eroli, along with Cardinals Basilios Bessarion and Juan Carvajal was part of a commission sent to the Kingdom of Bohemia to regulate its affairs. [1]
On 3 January 1466 he was elected Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. [1] He was reelected to a second term on 24 January 1467. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1471 that elected Pope Sixtus IV. [1] He opted to become a cardinal bishop, receiving the suburbicarian see of Sabina on 23 May 1474. [1] He again served as Vicar of Rome in 1475. [1]
He died in Rome on 2 April 1479. [1] He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (July 2022) |
Berardo Eroli (1409–1479) (called the Cardinal of Spoleto) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Berardo Eroli was born in Narni in 1409. [1] He was from an otherwise obscure family. [1] He studied at Rome, becoming a doctor of both laws. [1]
He was made a Referendary by Pope Nicholas V, who admitted him to the Apostolic Palace. [1] Nicholas later made him auditor of the Roman Rota. [1]
He was elected Bishop of Spoleto on 13 November 1448. [1] He served as Vicar of Rome during the pontificates of Pope Nicholas V and Pope Callixtus III. [1] He later became a regent of the Apostolic Chancellery. [1]
In the consistory celebrated in Siena on 5 March 1460, Pope Pius II made him a cardinal priest. [1] He received the red hat on 8 March 1460 and the titular church of Santa Sabina on 19 March 1460. [1]
He was appointed legate a latere to Perugia, leaving for the city on 27 August 1462. [1] He rejoined Pope Pius II at Terni in June 1464 and accompanied the pope to Ancona. [1] He did not participate in the papal conclave of 1464 that elected Pope Paul II. [1]
In August 1465, Eroli, along with Cardinals Basilios Bessarion and Juan Carvajal was part of a commission sent to the Kingdom of Bohemia to regulate its affairs. [1]
On 3 January 1466 he was elected Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. [1] He was reelected to a second term on 24 January 1467. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1471 that elected Pope Sixtus IV. [1] He opted to become a cardinal bishop, receiving the suburbicarian see of Sabina on 23 May 1474. [1] He again served as Vicar of Rome in 1475. [1]
He died in Rome on 2 April 1479. [1] He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica. [1]