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Vitaliano Borromeo (cardinal)
Vitaliano Borromeo (3 March 1720 – 7 June 1793) was a Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal. Biography Vitaliano was born in Milan, the third son of Giovanni Benedetto Borromeo and Clelia Grillo. He was the uncle of the Cardinal Giovanni Archinto on his maternal side. On his paternal side, he was related to six other cardinals: St Charles Borromeo (1560), Federico Borromeo the elder (1587), Federico Borromeo the younger (1670), Giberto Borromeo (1652), Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo(1717), and subsequent to his death, Edoardo Borromeo (1868). In 1733, he enrolled in the Collegio dei Nobili of Milan, but transferred in 1735 to Rome, and subsequently graduated with a doctorate from the University of Pavia in 1745. He entered an ecclesiastical career in Rome. He was named referendary to the Apostolic Signatura; then vice-legate of Bologna from 1747 to 1754. He was ordained in 1747. He served as nuncio to Tuscany in 1756, and to Vienna in 1759. He was created a cardinal in 1766 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaliano Borromeo
Vitaliano I Borromeo (died 1449) was an Italian Ghibelline nobleman from Milan, first Count of Arona. His father was Giacomo Vitaliani, ambassador of Padua to Venice, and his mother Margherita was of the prosperous family of Borromeo. He married Ambrosina Fagnani, and his only son was Filippo Borromeo. Many of his descendants took his name. The events of Vitaliano Borromeo's youth and earlier life are unknown. According to one story, as a young man he was running out of money, and sold all his possessions to buy donkeys with covers embroidered with a camel sitting atop a basket, symbolizing his poverty. His rich but stingy uncle, Giovanni Borromeo, had previously denied his requests for money, but was so amused by this act designed to impress him that he allowed Vitaliano to enter his house. Vitaliano was given citizenship of Milan in 1416, and rose in wealth and prestige. He bought much property, and served as treasurer in 1418. At some point he began a banking service that, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
