Bernardino Maffei
Bernardino Maffei (Bergamo, 27 January 1514 – Rome, 16 July 1553) was an Italian archbishop and cardinal. He studied jurisprudence at Padua, and during the frequent absence of Dandino acted as secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, and later to Pope Paul III. On 12 March 1547, he was made Bishop of Massa Marittima, Bishop of Caserta (June 1549), and then Archbishop of Chieti (November 1549), and on 8 April 1549, raised to the purple. He was on intimate terms with St.
Bernardino Maffei
- Born
- 1514 · Rome.
- Died
- 1553 · Rome.
- Occupation
- poet · historian · numismatist · catholic priest · catholic bishop · archbishop
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Bernardino Maffei (Bergamo, 27 January 1514 – Rome, 16 July 1553) was an Italian archbishop and cardinal. He studied jurisprudence at Padua, and during the frequent absence of Dandino acted as secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, and later to Pope Paul III. On 12 March 1547, he was made Bishop of Massa Marittima, Bishop of Caserta (June 1549), and then Archbishop of Chieti (November 1549), and on 8 April 1549, raised to the purple. He was on intimate terms with St.
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Born at Rome in 1514, died in Rome in 1553.
Positions recorded include Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chieti and cardinal.
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