Gianbernardino Scotti
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Gianbernardino Scotti (died 1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Gianbernardino Scotti was born in Magliano Sabina ca. 1478, the son of a noble family that had lived there for 400 years.[1]
He was an expert in Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean, and in canon law.[1] He entered the order of the Theatines in 1525, and is believed to be the first man to receive the Theatine habit.[1] He was subsequently ordained as a priest.[1]
In 1548, he accompanied Luigi Lippomano, Bishop of Verona during the bishop's nunciature in Germany.[1] Returning from Germany, he moved to Venice to continue his studies.[1]
In 1555, Pope Paul IV, one of the founders of the Theatine Order, summoned Scotti to Rome, making him Archbishop of Trani and cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 December 1555.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Matteo in Via Merulana on 13 January 1556.[1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV.[1] On 9 August 1559 he was transferred to the see of Piacenza.[1] Pope Pius IV called him to Rome and named him to a commission of cardinals charged with reforming the Roman Missal and the Roman Breviary.[1]
He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1] The new pope made him a member of the Roman Inquisition, and placed him in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Catholic Churches.[1] He resigned the government of Piacenza sometime before 23 July 1568.[1]
He died in Rome on 11 December 1568.[1] He was buried in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.[1]
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