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Francesco Romeo (died 1552) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1546 to 1552.

Biography

A native of Castiglione, [1] Romeo was a friend of Jean du Feynier, who had Romeo accompany him on visitations. [2] On one of these visits, he became a friend of St. Catherine of Ricci. [2]

The Dominican Order elected Romeo as their master at a chapter held in 1546. [2] As master, he visited Spain and the Kingdom of France. [2] He attended most of the first and second sessions of the Council of Trent. [2]

He died in Rome in 1552. [2]

References

  1. ^ Maria Camilla Pagnini, Il monastero domenicano di S. Caterina da Siena a Pistoia: dalla fondazione alla soppressione, 1477-1783 (Nerbini, 2007), p. 160.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 5 Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
1546–1552
Succeeded by



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francesco Romeo (died 1552) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1546 to 1552.

Biography

A native of Castiglione, [1] Romeo was a friend of Jean du Feynier, who had Romeo accompany him on visitations. [2] On one of these visits, he became a friend of St. Catherine of Ricci. [2]

The Dominican Order elected Romeo as their master at a chapter held in 1546. [2] As master, he visited Spain and the Kingdom of France. [2] He attended most of the first and second sessions of the Council of Trent. [2]

He died in Rome in 1552. [2]

References

  1. ^ Maria Camilla Pagnini, Il monastero domenicano di S. Caterina da Siena a Pistoia: dalla fondazione alla soppressione, 1477-1783 (Nerbini, 2007), p. 160.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 5 Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
1546–1552
Succeeded by




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