Girolamo Verallo
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Girolamo Verallo (1497–1555) was an
cardinal
and papal diplomat.
Biography
Girolamo Verallo was born in Cori, Lazio in 1497, the son of Girolamo Veralli, a Roman physician, and Giulia Jacovazzi. His father was personal physician to Pope Paul III.[1]
He was the nephew of Cardinal Domenico Giacobazzi.[2] After studying
Jesuits. In 1536,Ignatius and his first companions were in Venice and made a vow of poverty and chastity in the hands of the nuncio.[1]
On 20 August 1540 he was elected
Bishop of Bertinoro. On 17 June 1541 he was named nuncio to Ferdinand, King of the Romans, holding this position until 1545. On 14 November 1541 he was transferred to the see of Caserta. In August 1542 he traveled to Nuremberg with Bishop Otto Truchsess von Waldburg to present the Imperial Diet with the papal bull Initio nostri huius pontificatus (issued 22 May 1542) calling the Council of Trent, set to begin on 1 November 1542, and to attempt to convince German and Hungarian bishops to attend the council. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Rossano on 14 November 1544. He was nuncio in Austria from February 1545 to 1547.[2]
cardinal priest in the consistory of 8 April 1549. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Martino ai Monti on 10 May 1549. On 9 November 1549 he was transferred to the see of Capaccio.[2]
He participated in the
Duchy of Parma.[2] During this mission, he was accompanied by his nephew Giambattista Castagna, future Pope Urban VII, who served as a datary. [3]
Discussions broke down due to France's excessive claims.
On 18 September 1551 Pope Julius III gave him the Palace of
Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (though not the church property) ad vitam. From 1552 to 1553, he was Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and a member of the Roman Inquisition. He opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso on 29 November 1553.[2]
He was a participant in both the
papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV.[4]
He died in Rome on 10 October 1555 and was buried in the
Basilica di Sant'Agostino.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Veralli, Girolamo", Treccani
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ Ott, Michael. "Pope Urban VII." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 3 January 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Adams, John Paul. "Sede Vacante", CSUN
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