Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva (1490 ? - 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Nardò (1521–1532). He was the son of the Marchese di Nardò, and only seventeen when appointed.
Biography
Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva was the son of Italian nobleman
Belisario Acquaviva, the Marchese di Nardò.
[Fondazione Terra D'Otranto: "La “Spina” del vescovo" da Marcello Gaballo]
06/06/2013 The church of Nardò remained uninterruptedly under the jurisdiction of the Acquaviva family, then Lords of the City. Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva was only 17 years old when appointed
Bishop of Nardò by
Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X ( it, Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521.
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on 20 February 1521. Although he served as "bishop-elect", he was never officially installed nor consecrated.
["Father Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva"]
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The story was that, although a pious man, he had an affair early in his bishopric and the church allowed him to continue in his position due to the influence of his father but refused to consecrate him.
He served as Bishop of Nardò until his resignation in 1532
[Lombardi, Tommaso, "Nardò", in: ''Vincenzo D'Avino'' (1848). Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie (nulluis) del Regno delle Due Sicilie (1848) Napoli: dalle stampe di Ranucci. p. 441 col. 2] at the insistence of his father after his affair was publicly revealed.
He fled to
Naples
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with his lover, where they were married. After the marriage he settled in Naples where he lived until the rest of his life in the midst of high society and the aristocracy of his time. He was always correct, loved and practiced religion and works of charity deeply, especially the help to the poor. He died on December 31, 1568.
His brother,
Giovanni Battista Acquaviva, was appointed as Bishop of Nardò 4 years later.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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References
Sources
* Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913). ''Hierarchia catholica'' (in Latin). Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
External links and additional sources
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Leo X
Year of birth uncertain
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