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Sisto Gara della Rovere | |
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Cardinal Bishop of Padua | |
Diocese | Padua |
Appointed | 11 June 1509 |
In office | 1509–1517 |
Predecessor | Pietro Barozzi |
Successor | Marco Cornaro |
Orders | |
Consecration | 25 November 1509 by Leonardo Grosso della Rovere |
Created cardinal | 11 September 1507 by Pope Julius II |
Personal details | |
Born | 1473 |
Died | 8 March 1517 (aged c. 44/43) Rome, Papal States |
Buried | San Pietro in Vincoli |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sisto Gara della Rovere, also known as Sisto Franciotti della Rovere, (1473 – 8 March 1517) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Sisto Gara della Rovere was born in Savona in 1473, the son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina Della Rovere, a member of the House of della Rovere. [1] He was the nephew of Pope Julius II and the grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. [1] He was the half-brother of Cardinal Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere. [1] [2]
Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 11 September 1507. [1] [3] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the same day. [1] He also became Vice- Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church at this time, holding that office for the rest of his life. [1]
The same day he became a cardinal, he was named apostolic administrator of the see of Lucca. [1] He only resigned this post 5 days before his death. [1] From 11 September 1507 until 11 June 1509 he was also administrator of the see of Vicenza. [1] He was administrator of the metropolitan see of Benevento from 11 September 1508 to 6 March 1514. [1] In 1508, he became Prior in Rome of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. [1]
He was elected Bishop of Padua on 11 June 1509 and subsequently occupied this see until his death. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Leonardo Grosso della Rovere in Rome on 25 November 1509. [1]
He was also administrator of the see of Saluzzo from 27 September 1512 to 22 March 1516, though he filled this office through a vicar general, Antonio Vacca. [1]
He participated in both the Fifth Council of the Lateran and in the papal conclave of 1513 that elected Pope Leo X. [1]
He died in Rome on 8 March 1517. [1] He was buried in San Pietro in Vincoli. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (February 2017) |
Sisto Gara della Rovere | |
---|---|
Cardinal Bishop of Padua | |
Diocese | Padua |
Appointed | 11 June 1509 |
In office | 1509–1517 |
Predecessor | Pietro Barozzi |
Successor | Marco Cornaro |
Orders | |
Consecration | 25 November 1509 by Leonardo Grosso della Rovere |
Created cardinal | 11 September 1507 by Pope Julius II |
Personal details | |
Born | 1473 |
Died | 8 March 1517 (aged c. 44/43) Rome, Papal States |
Buried | San Pietro in Vincoli |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sisto Gara della Rovere, also known as Sisto Franciotti della Rovere, (1473 – 8 March 1517) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Sisto Gara della Rovere was born in Savona in 1473, the son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina Della Rovere, a member of the House of della Rovere. [1] He was the nephew of Pope Julius II and the grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. [1] He was the half-brother of Cardinal Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere. [1] [2]
Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 11 September 1507. [1] [3] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the same day. [1] He also became Vice- Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church at this time, holding that office for the rest of his life. [1]
The same day he became a cardinal, he was named apostolic administrator of the see of Lucca. [1] He only resigned this post 5 days before his death. [1] From 11 September 1507 until 11 June 1509 he was also administrator of the see of Vicenza. [1] He was administrator of the metropolitan see of Benevento from 11 September 1508 to 6 March 1514. [1] In 1508, he became Prior in Rome of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. [1]
He was elected Bishop of Padua on 11 June 1509 and subsequently occupied this see until his death. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Leonardo Grosso della Rovere in Rome on 25 November 1509. [1]
He was also administrator of the see of Saluzzo from 27 September 1512 to 22 March 1516, though he filled this office through a vicar general, Antonio Vacca. [1]
He participated in both the Fifth Council of the Lateran and in the papal conclave of 1513 that elected Pope Leo X. [1]
He died in Rome on 8 March 1517. [1] He was buried in San Pietro in Vincoli. [1]