Ranuccio Farnese (Cardinal) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Ranuccio Farnese was an Italian

Italy

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prelate, who was Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

of Santa Lucia in Messina, Sicily

Sicily

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from 1545 to his death in 1565.

Ranuccio Farnese was born in Valentano

Valentano

. As a 12-year-old, he was made prior

Monastery

Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...

of the Knights of Malta

Knights Hospitaller

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's important property San Giovanni dei Forlani in Venice

Venice

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. Son of Pier Luigi Farnese, the illegitimate son of Pope Paul III

Pope Paul III

Pope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...

, Farnese was created Cardinal at the age of 15 by his grandfather the pope

Pope

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: he was nicknamed the cardinalino ("small cardinal") for his young age.

He was also administrator of the archdiocese of Naples, and was granted several bishopric

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s; Farnese was twice the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople

Latin Patriarch of Constantinople

The Latin Patriarch of Constantinople was an office established as a result of Crusader activity in the Near East. The title should not be confused with that of the Patriarch of Constantinople, an office which existed before and after....

, from 1546-1550 and 1554?-1565. Farnese was patron

Patrón

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to Federico Commandino

Federico Commandino

Federico Commandino was an Italian humanist and mathematician.Born in Urbino, he studied at Padua and at Ferrara, where he received his doctorate in medicine. He translated the works of ancient mathematicians and was responsible for the publication of the works of Archimedes...

, an important translator of ancient Greek

Ancient Greece

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mathematical works.

Farnese's brother, Ottavio Farnese

Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma

Ottavio Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1547 and Duke of Castro from 1545 until his death.-Biography:...

, was Duke of Parma.

He is entombed in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

External links

Ranuccio Farnese's tomb
Farnese family tree from about 1390 to 1766.

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