Giovanni Giacomo Sclafenati (Schiaffinati) (10 September 1451 – 9 December 1497) was an Italian
cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
of the
Catholic Church
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. He was
bishop of Parma
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Parma ( la, Dioecesis Parmensis) has properly been called Diocese of Parma-Fontevivo since 1892. in
Italy
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.
He was made cardinal on 15 November 1483 by
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope include ...
.
Cardinal Sclafenati died in Rome on 8 December 1497 at the age of 47, and was buried in
S. Agostino
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.
[Allodi, I, pp. 808-824. Eubel, II, pp. 19 no. 32; 213 with note 2.]
Notes and references
Bibliography
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External links
*Salvador Miranda, ''The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church''
"SCHIAFFINATI, Giovanni Giacomo (1451-1497)" retrieved: 2 November 2018.
1497 deaths
Burials at Sant'Agostino, Rome
15th-century Italian cardinals
Bishops of Parma
15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown
1451 births
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