Bonviso Bonvisi

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Bonviso Bonvisi (1551–1603) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.[1]

Biography

Born into a patrician family from Lucca, Buonviso Buonvisi was born in Lucca in 1551. He studied law and went to Rome, where he became a cleric of the Apostolic Camera.

On 21 April 1602, he was consecrated bishop by Pope Clement VIII, with Camillo Borghese, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio, and Alfonso Visconti, Bishop of Spoleto, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

He died in Bari in 1603, at the age of 52.

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Miranda, Salvador. "BONVISI, Bonviso (1551-1603)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. 2.Cheney, David M. "Bonviso Cardinal Bonvisi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]