Matthieu Cointerel | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio | |
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Installed | 9 January 1584 |
Term ended | 29 December 1585 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1519
Morannes, France |
Died | Rome, Italy | 29 December 1585
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Matthieu Cointerel ( Morannes [1] 1519 – 29 November 1585) also known as Matteo Contarelli, was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Matthieu Cointerel was born in Mérannes, Anjou in 1519, the son of Hilaire Contarelli, a blacksmith, and Guyone Viuan. [2] He studied with a maternal uncle in Angers (his uncle was a canon of the cathedral chapter of Angers Cathedral) and later at the University of Angers. [2]
During his time in Angers, he met a foreign prince who invited him to go to travel to Italy with him. [2] In Venice, he fell ill. [2] Through his doctor, he met his doctor's brother, Ugo Boncompagni, a professor of law at the University of Bologna who later became Pope Gregory XIII. [2] Through Ugo Boncompagni, Cointerel gained a position in the household of Boncompagni's colleague Andrea de Boni. [2] Shortly after Cointerel entered Boni's household, Boni was called to Rome by Pope Paul III and Cointerel moved to Rome with him. [2] At that time, Boni became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. [2] Boni was also a participant in the Council of Trent and Cointerel accompanied him there. [2] Cointerel later became a datary of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este in the Kingdom of France, and later to Cardinal Michele Bonelli in Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the Kingdom of France. [2] Then, the pope appointed him to the Apostolic Camera, a post that he resigned sometime before 1 June 1573. [2] On 1 June 1573, Pope Gregory XIII named Cointerel his datary, and then on 1 June 1573 made him a canon of St. Peter's Basilica. [2]
As a priest, Cointerel was incardinated in the see of Le Mans. [2]
Pope Gregory XIII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 December 1583. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio of 9 January 1584. [2] The pope also named him Prefect of the Secretariat of Apostolic Briefs. [2] He later participated in the papal conclave of 1585 that elected Pope Sixtus V. [2]
He died in Rome on 29 November 1585. [2] He was buried in San Luigi dei Francesi. [2]
Matthieu Cointerel | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio | |
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Installed | 9 January 1584 |
Term ended | 29 December 1585 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1519
Morannes, France |
Died | Rome, Italy | 29 December 1585
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Matthieu Cointerel ( Morannes [1] 1519 – 29 November 1585) also known as Matteo Contarelli, was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Matthieu Cointerel was born in Mérannes, Anjou in 1519, the son of Hilaire Contarelli, a blacksmith, and Guyone Viuan. [2] He studied with a maternal uncle in Angers (his uncle was a canon of the cathedral chapter of Angers Cathedral) and later at the University of Angers. [2]
During his time in Angers, he met a foreign prince who invited him to go to travel to Italy with him. [2] In Venice, he fell ill. [2] Through his doctor, he met his doctor's brother, Ugo Boncompagni, a professor of law at the University of Bologna who later became Pope Gregory XIII. [2] Through Ugo Boncompagni, Cointerel gained a position in the household of Boncompagni's colleague Andrea de Boni. [2] Shortly after Cointerel entered Boni's household, Boni was called to Rome by Pope Paul III and Cointerel moved to Rome with him. [2] At that time, Boni became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. [2] Boni was also a participant in the Council of Trent and Cointerel accompanied him there. [2] Cointerel later became a datary of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este in the Kingdom of France, and later to Cardinal Michele Bonelli in Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the Kingdom of France. [2] Then, the pope appointed him to the Apostolic Camera, a post that he resigned sometime before 1 June 1573. [2] On 1 June 1573, Pope Gregory XIII named Cointerel his datary, and then on 1 June 1573 made him a canon of St. Peter's Basilica. [2]
As a priest, Cointerel was incardinated in the see of Le Mans. [2]
Pope Gregory XIII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 December 1583. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio of 9 January 1584. [2] The pope also named him Prefect of the Secretariat of Apostolic Briefs. [2] He later participated in the papal conclave of 1585 that elected Pope Sixtus V. [2]
He died in Rome on 29 November 1585. [2] He was buried in San Luigi dei Francesi. [2]