Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona
His Eminence Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona | |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Consecration | by Antonio Ghislieri |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona (1535/36–1600) was an Italian Cardinal, from Naples.
He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos and Maria d'Aragona, from the family of the Dukes of Montalto, Spanish nobility. In 1563, he constructed the Castello d'Avalos on Procida, a small island in the Gulf of Naples.[1][2]
After a period as lay administrator (he was for a while Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples, he was made bishop of Mileto in 1566, bishop of Sabina in 1586, bishop of Frascati in 1589, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1591.
In Spain, another clergyman member of this family was cardinal Gaspar Dávalos de la Cueva.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
- Francesco Cittadini, Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1569);
- Girolamo Rustici, Bishop of Tropea (1570);
- Lelio Zibramonti, Bishop of Alba (1583);
- Maffeo Venier, Archbishop of Corfù (1583);
- Scipione Gonzaga, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1585);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
References
- ^ "History of Procida". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "The Stability of Monuments over Coastal Cliffs in the Bay of Napoli" (PDF). UNESCO. p. 6. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Iñigo Cardinal Avalos de Aragón, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
External links
- Miranda, Salvador. "AVALOS D'ARAGONA, O.S. Iacobis, Innico d' (1535/1536-1600)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University.
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