Gerolamo Ragazzoni
| Most Reverend Gerolamo Ragazzoni | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bergamo | |
| File:Girolamo Ragazzoni.jpg | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bergamo |
| In office | 1577–1592 |
| Predecessor | Federico Cornaro |
| Successor | Giambattista Milani |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Nazianzus (1561) Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta (1561) Apostolic Administrator of Kisamos (1572–1576) Bishop of Novara (1576–1577) Apostolic Nuncio to France (1583–1586) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1537 Venice, Italy |
| Died | 5 March 1592 (age 55) Bergamo, Italy |
Gerolamo Ragazzoni or Gerolamo Regazzoni (1537 – 5 March 1592) was an Italian Renaissance humanist and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bergamo (1577–1592),[1][2] Apostolic Nuncio to France (1583–1586), Bishop of Novara (1576–1577),[3] Apostolic Administrator of Kisamos (1572–1576),[4] Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta (1561),[5] and Titular Bishop of Nazianzus (1561).[6]
Biography
Gerolamo Ragazzoni was born in Venice, Italy in 1537.[7][8] On 15 January 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Titular Bishop of Nazianzus and Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta.[9] On 10 December 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Apostolic Administrator of Kisamos[4][7] after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570. On 19 September 1576, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.[3][7] On 19 July 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Bergamo.[10] In 1583, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Apostolic Nuncio to France.[7] In 1586, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to France.[7] He served as Bishop of Bergamo until his death on 5 March 1592.[11]
Works
- Ragazzoni, Gerolamo (1555). In epistolas Ciceronis familiares commentarius: in quo breuissime, quo quaeque earum ordine scripta sit, ex ipsa potissimum historia demonstratur (in Latin). Venetiis: apud Paulum Manutium Aldi F. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Ragazzoni, Gerolamo (1556). Le Filippiche di Marco T. Cicerone contra Marco Antonio, fatte volgari (in Italian). Venezia: Paolo Manuzio. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Ragazzoni, Gerolamo (1563). Oratio habita in sessione nona, et ultima, sacri Concilii Tridentini (in Latin). Brixiae: ad instantiam Io. Baptistae Bozole. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[7]
- François de La Rochefoucauld, Bishop of Clermont (1585);
- Guillaume Rose, Bishop of Senlis (1584);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[7]
- Alessandro Maria Sauli, Bishop of Aleria (1570),
- Giovanni Fontana, Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara (1589
- Alberto Valier, Titular Bishop of Famagusta and Coadjutor Bishop of Verona (1591).
External links and additional sources
- Brunelli, Giampiero (2016). "RAGAZZONI, Girolamo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 86: Querenghi–Rensi. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-88-12-00032-6.
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Famagusta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Famagusta (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to France". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature France". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Kisamos (Cisamo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Cisamus (Greece)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bergamo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bergamo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 132–133. (in Latin)
- Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 113. (in Latin)
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- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 166. (in Latin)
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 194. (in Latin)
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 254 Note 1. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 Back to citation occurrence 7.3 Back to citation occurrence 7.4 Back to citation occurrence 7.5 Back to citation occurrence 7.6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ragazzoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gerolamo Regazzoni". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
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- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 132–133. (in Latin); Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 113. (in Latin); Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ragazzoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 132–133. (in Latin); Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 113. (in Latin); Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ragazzoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. [self-published]