Pietro Isvalies
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Pietro Isvalies (died 1511) (called the Cardinal of Oristano) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography[]
Pietro Isvalies was born in Messina, part of an obscure family of Spanish origin.[1]
Early in his career, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of Messina.[1] He later became vicar general of the metropolitan see of Messina.[1] He later moved to Rome, becoming a protonotary apostolic.[1] He was the governor of Rome from August 11, 1496 until September 1500.[1]
On February 18, 1497, he was elected Archbishop of Reggio Calabria.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop in the Sistine Chapel on June 4, 1497 by , Archbishop of Cosenza, secretary to the pope.[1][2] He occupied this post until July 24, 1506, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Francesco.[1]
At the request of Ferdinand II of Aragon, Pope Alexander VI made Isvalies a cardinal priest in the consistory of September 28, 1500.[1] He received the red hat on October 2, 1500 and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on October 5, 1500.[1]
On October 5, 1500, he was made legate a latere to the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Poland; he left for the legation on November 19, 1500.[1]
On June 21, 1503, he became the apostolic administrator of the see of Veszprém, occupying this post until his death.[1]
He did not participate in the papal conclave of September 1503 that elected Pope Pius III.[1] He did participate in the papal conclave of October 1503 that elected Pope Julius II.[1]
He opted for the titular church of Santa Pudenziana on August 18, 1507, though he retained the titulus of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane in commendam until his death.[1] He was the administrator of the see of Ourense from June 7, 1508 until his death.[1] He was the cardinal protector of the Kingdom of Poland from May 1, 1510.[1] He was the administrator of the see of Messina from 1510 until his death.[1]
In January 1511, he accompanied the pope to the siege of Mirandola.[1] In Ravenna on May 24, 1511, the pope made him legate a latere to Bologna and Romagna.[1] He was archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.[1]
He died in Cesena on September 22, 1511.[1] He is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Miranda, Salvador. "ISVALIES, Pietro (?-1511)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Pietro Cardinal Isvalies (Isuali)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
- 1511 deaths
- 16th-century Italian cardinals
- Cardinals created by Pope Alexander VI
- Bishops of Veszprém
- 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops