Scaramuccia Trivulzio
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Scaramuccia Trivulzio (died 3 August 1527) was a cardinal
of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Como in Italy
, from 1508 to 1518. He was then bishop of Piacenza, from 1519 to 1525.
He was made cardinal in July 1517 by Pope Leo X
. It was his fifth consistory
.
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 the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Como in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, from 1508 to 1518. He was then bishop of Piacenza, from 1519 to 1525.
He was made cardinal in July 1517 by Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X , born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was the Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known for granting indulgences for those who donated to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 Theses...
. It was his fifth consistory
Consistory
-Antiquity:Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek synedrion ....
.