Ludovico Simoneta

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Ludovico Simoneta (c, 1500–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography[]

Simoneta was born in Milan ca. 1500, the son of Palatine Count Alessandro Simoneta and Antonia Castiglioni.[1] He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Simoneta.[1]

He studied at Milan, becoming a doctor of both laws.[1] He was admitted to the Collegio degli Avvocati of Milan in 1533, and practiced law in Milan and Pavia.[1]

On 19 December 1537, following the resignation of his uncle Giacomo, Ludovico Simoneta was elected Bishop of Pesaro.[1] He subsequently participated in the Council of Trent 1545-47.[1]

In 1549, he moved to Rome, becoming a lawyer of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] On 17 May 1560 he was appointed a datary.[1]

Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 26 February 1561.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 10 March 1561.[1] He resigned the government of the Diocese of Pesaro sometime before 9 May 1561.[1] On 10 November 1561 the pope named him papal legate to the Council of Trent.[1] He became prefect of the Apostolic Signatura on 8 June 1563.[1][2]

He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He opted for the titular church of Sant'Anastasia on 15 November 1566.[1]

He died in Rome on 30 April 1568.[1] He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  2. ^ Reynolds, Philip L. (2016). How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments. Cambridge University Press. p. 805. ISBN 9781107146150. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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