Giacopo Antonio Venier | |
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Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1476–1479 |
Predecessor | Bartolomeo Roverella |
Successor | Domenico della Rovere |
Orders | |
Consecration | 22 December 1465 by Guillaume Cardinal d'Estouteville |
Created cardinal | 17 May 1473 |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | 1422 |
Died | 3 August 1479 (age 57) Cuenca, Spain |
Nationality | Italian |
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Cardinal-Priest of
Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (1473–1476) Bishop of Cuenca (1469–1479) Bishop of León (1464–1469) Bishop of Siracusa (1462–1464) |
Giacopo Antonio Venier (1422–1479) (called the Cardinal of Cuenca) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Giacopo Antonio Venier was born in Recanati in 1422. [1] [2] After obtaining a doctorate in law, he moved to Rome to become a papal scriptor. [1] He later became a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. [1]
On 15 September 1460 Alfonso V of Aragon named him Bishop of Siracusa. [1] Pope Pius II confirmed this appointment on 9 January 1462. [1] On 16 September 1464 he was transferred to the see of León, with Venier taking possession of the bishopric on 7 October. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop on 22 December 1465 in the church of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine in Rome by Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville, Archbishop of Rouen. [1] Pope Paul II named Venier nuncio to Henry IV of Castile, who resent Venier to Rome as his ambassador. [1] In 1460, he became the pope's nuncio to Francesco I Sforza in Milan. [1] He was transferred to the see of Cuenca on 6 October 1469, taking possession of the see on 7 August 1470. [1] He occupied this see until his death. [1]
In the consistory of 7 May 1473, Pope Sixtus IV made Venier a cardinal priest. [1] On 10 May 1473 he received the red hat in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and on 17 May he received the titulus of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (a deaconry raised pro illa vice to titulus). [1] He opted for the titular church of the Basilica di San Clemente on 3 December 1476. [1]
He died in Recanati on 3 August 1479. [1] He was transferred to Rome and buried in the Basilica di San Clemente on 12 August 1479. [1]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fonseca, Bishop of Ávila (1470). [2]
Giacopo Antonio Venier | |
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Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1476–1479 |
Predecessor | Bartolomeo Roverella |
Successor | Domenico della Rovere |
Orders | |
Consecration | 22 December 1465 by Guillaume Cardinal d'Estouteville |
Created cardinal | 17 May 1473 |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | 1422 |
Died | 3 August 1479 (age 57) Cuenca, Spain |
Nationality | Italian |
Previous post(s) |
Cardinal-Priest of
Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (1473–1476) Bishop of Cuenca (1469–1479) Bishop of León (1464–1469) Bishop of Siracusa (1462–1464) |
Giacopo Antonio Venier (1422–1479) (called the Cardinal of Cuenca) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Giacopo Antonio Venier was born in Recanati in 1422. [1] [2] After obtaining a doctorate in law, he moved to Rome to become a papal scriptor. [1] He later became a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. [1]
On 15 September 1460 Alfonso V of Aragon named him Bishop of Siracusa. [1] Pope Pius II confirmed this appointment on 9 January 1462. [1] On 16 September 1464 he was transferred to the see of León, with Venier taking possession of the bishopric on 7 October. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop on 22 December 1465 in the church of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine in Rome by Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville, Archbishop of Rouen. [1] Pope Paul II named Venier nuncio to Henry IV of Castile, who resent Venier to Rome as his ambassador. [1] In 1460, he became the pope's nuncio to Francesco I Sforza in Milan. [1] He was transferred to the see of Cuenca on 6 October 1469, taking possession of the see on 7 August 1470. [1] He occupied this see until his death. [1]
In the consistory of 7 May 1473, Pope Sixtus IV made Venier a cardinal priest. [1] On 10 May 1473 he received the red hat in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and on 17 May he received the titulus of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (a deaconry raised pro illa vice to titulus). [1] He opted for the titular church of the Basilica di San Clemente on 3 December 1476. [1]
He died in Recanati on 3 August 1479. [1] He was transferred to Rome and buried in the Basilica di San Clemente on 12 August 1479. [1]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso de Fonseca, Bishop of Ávila (1470). [2]