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Giovanni Battista Cicala
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Cicala (1510–1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in Genoa on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala. His family was related to the Cybo and Doria families. He studied under his relative Odoardo Cicala, who later became Bishop of Sagona. Cicala moved to Rome, where he was named Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an abbreviator of apostolic letters. From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an auditor of the Apostolic Camera. On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the see of Albenga, while retaining the office of auditor. He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 December 1543 in the Sistine Chapel. On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the Council of Trent. Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 4 December 1551. On 13 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1551 JOANNES BAPTISTA CICADA - CICADA GIOVANNI BATTISTA
Year 1551 ( MDLI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January–February – Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, and Tsar Ivan IV of Russia preside over the reforming Stoglavy Synod ("Hundred-Chapter") church council. A calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code (''Stoglav'') are introduced. * January 11 – Ketumati, Burma, is conquered by Bayinnaung. * May 1 – The Council of Trent reconvenes by order of Pope Julius III. * May 12 – The National University of San Marcos is founded in Lima (Peru), being the first officially established university in the Americas. July–December * By July – Fifth and last outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease. * July – Invasion of Gozo: Ottoman Turks and Barbary pirates invade the Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Camera
The Apostolic Camera ( la, Camera Apostolica), formerly known as the was an office in the Roman Curia. It was the central board of finance in the papal administrative system and at one time was of great importance in the government of the States of the Church and in the administration of justice, led by the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, originally known as ''camerarius (''chamberlain). In 2022, Pope Francis' apostolic constitution ''Praedicate evangelium'' abolished the office as of 5 June. History The office of camerarius (chamberlain) was established by Pope Urban II. Since the middle of the 12th century the Papal chamberlain (') was a regular member of the Curia, entrusted with the financial management of the papal court. At that early period the income of the papal treasury came chiefly from many kinds of censuses, dues, and tributes paid in from the territory subject to the Pope, and from churches and monasteries immediately dependent on him. Cencius Camerarius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Mariana
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana ( la, Archidioecesis Marianensis, pt, Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. History On 6 December 1745 the Diocese of Mariana was established with territory taken from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. In 1748, after release from prison, formerly enslaved prostitute Rosa Egipcíaca began to preach to crowds about her religious visions. In 1749 she was accused of witchcraft by the Bishop of Mariana and whipped in Vila de Mariana as a punishment. This punishment paralysed the right side of her body for the rest of her life. Egipcíaca became the first black woman in Brazil to write book, which was entitled '' Sagrada Teologia do Amor Divino das Almas Peregrinas.'' On 1 May 1906 it was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana. By 2013 there was one priest for every 5,482 Catholics. Special churches *Minor Basilicas: ** Basílica do Senhor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
