Ferdinando Taverna
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Ferdinando Taverna (1558 – 29 August 1619) was an Italian
Roman Catholic cardinal
.
Biography
Born in
Apostolic Signature in 1588. He was named governor of several Papal towns: Viterbo, (1591), (Città di Castello, 1595–1596) and Fermo (vice-governor in 1595–1596). He became Governor of Rome on 30 April 1599, a title which he held until 1604. In that period he built Villa Parisi
.
Taverna was created
cardinal priest in the Consistory of 9 June 1604 by Pope Clement VIII, with the title of Sant'Eusebio
and participated in the papal conclaves in 1605.
Bishop of Novara in 1615. Taverna died at Novara in 1619 and was buried at the Novara Cathedral
.
References
External links
- The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church-Biographical Dictionary
- Catholic Hierarchy data for Ferdinado Taverna
- The story of Villa Parisi (in Italian)
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