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Gianvincenzo Carafa (1477–1541) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. ==Biography== A member of the ''della Stadera'' branch of the House of Carafa, Gianvincenzo Carafa was born in Naples in 1477, the son of Fabrizio Carafa, ''signore'' of Torre del Greco, and Aurelia Tolomei.〔(Biography from the Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church )〕 He was the half-nephew of Cardinal Oliviero Carafa.〔 Early in his career, he became a canon deacon of the cathedral chapter of Naples Cathedral.〔 On September 13, 1497, he was elected Bishop of Rimini.〔 He was the administrator of the diocese until he reached the canonical age of 27; he was elevated to bishop on April 1, 1504, with dispensation for not yet reaching the canonical age.〔 He occupied the see until June 24, 1530, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Francesco Carafa.〔 He participated in the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512–17).〔 Pope Julius II wanted to make him a cardinal but Ferdinand II of Aragon, who was then occupying the Kingdom of Naples, objected to the promotion of Neapolitans.〔 Pope Leo X made him an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne.〔 On December 2, 1521, during the ''sede vacante'' following the death of Pope Leo X, the College of Cardinals elected him governor of Rome; he occupied this post until 1522, when Pope Adrian VI was elected.〔 Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of November 21, 1527.〔 He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Pudenziana on April 27, 1528.〔 He was the administrator of the see of Anglona from August 31, 1528 to September 6, 1536, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Oliverio Carafa.〔 He was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from January 8, 1533 to January 9, 1534.〔 He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III.〔 From July 26, 1535 until April 21, 1539, he was the administrator of the see of Acerra.〔 He opted for the titular church of Santa Prisca on July 23, 1537, and for Santa Maria in Trastevere on November 28, 1537.〔 On August 4, 1539, he opted for the order of cardinal bishops and received the suburbicarian see of Palestrina.〔 When Pope Paul III went to Vicenza, Cardinal Carafa was legate ''a latere'' in Rome.〔 He died in Naples on August 28, 1541 and is buried in Naples Cathedral.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gianvincenzo Carafa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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