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Simone Pasqua (1492–1565) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. [1] He was first appointed Bishop of Luni e Sarzana in Italy in 1561 and then Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina in 1565. He became Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio in 1565.
Pasqua was born in Taggia on 17 November 1492. [2] [1] He studied medicine, Christian theology, and earned a doctorate in Latin and Greek. [2]
Early in his ecclesiastical career, he was a cleric in Genoa. [2] The pope made him papal ambassador to the Republic of Genoa. [2] The pope then despatched him as the pope's ambassador to congratulate Philip II of Spain on his marriage to Mary I of England. [2] Pope Pius IV, who had known Pasqua since childhood, made Pasqua the pope's personal physician. [2]
On 14 February 1561 he was elected to be Bishop of Luni-Sarzana and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop. [2] He attended the Council of Trent 1562–63, having arrived in Trento on 1 December 1561. [3]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 March 1565. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Sabina on 15 May 1565 [2] On 4 September 1565 he opted for the titular church of San Pancrazio. [2]
He died in the Apostolic Palace on 4 September 1565. He was buried in San Pancrazio; his remains were later transferred to Santa Maria della Pace. [1]
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Simone Pasqua (1492–1565) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. [1] He was first appointed Bishop of Luni e Sarzana in Italy in 1561 and then Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina in 1565. He became Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio in 1565.
Pasqua was born in Taggia on 17 November 1492. [2] [1] He studied medicine, Christian theology, and earned a doctorate in Latin and Greek. [2]
Early in his ecclesiastical career, he was a cleric in Genoa. [2] The pope made him papal ambassador to the Republic of Genoa. [2] The pope then despatched him as the pope's ambassador to congratulate Philip II of Spain on his marriage to Mary I of England. [2] Pope Pius IV, who had known Pasqua since childhood, made Pasqua the pope's personal physician. [2]
On 14 February 1561 he was elected to be Bishop of Luni-Sarzana and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop. [2] He attended the Council of Trent 1562–63, having arrived in Trento on 1 December 1561. [3]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 March 1565. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Sabina on 15 May 1565 [2] On 4 September 1565 he opted for the titular church of San Pancrazio. [2]
He died in the Apostolic Palace on 4 September 1565. He was buried in San Pancrazio; his remains were later transferred to Santa Maria della Pace. [1]