Scipione Gonzaga
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Scipione Gonzaga (1542 – 1593) was an Italian cardinal, chiefly remembered for his friendship and patronage of the troubled poet Torquato Tasso and his support, against other family members, for his cousin Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
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Scipione Gonzaga | |
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Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem | |
Church | Catholic Church |
See | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem |
Appointed | 23 September 1585 |
Term ended | 11 January 1593 |
Predecessor | Gian Antonio Facchinetti |
Successor | Fabio Blondus de Montealto |
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Consecration | 4 October 1585 (Bishop) by Iñigo Avalos de Aragón |
Created cardinal | 11 December 1587 by Pope Sixtus V |
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Born | 11 November 1542 |
Died | 11 January 1593(1593-01-11) (aged 50) San Martino dall'Argine |
Buried | Church of Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano, San Martino dall'Argine |
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