Niccolo Scolari (died 1200) was an Italian
cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
.
He was
cardinal-nephew
A cardinal-nephew (; ; ; ; )Signorotto and Visceglia, 2002, p. 114. Modern French scholarly literature uses the term "cardinal-neveu'". was a Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal elevated by a pope who was that cardinal's relative. The practice of c ...
of
Pope Clement III
Pope Clement III (; 1130 – 20 March 1191), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 December 1187 to his death in 1191. He ended the conflict between the Papacy and the city of Rome, by allowing the electi ...
, his uncle, who elevated him in September 1190. In older historiography he is erroneously listed as Niccolo Boboni and nephew of
Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III (; c. 1105 – 8 January 1198), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 March or 10 April 1191 to his death in 1198. He had a tense relationship with several monarchs, including Emperor ...
. He subscribed papal bulls as ''S.R.E. diaconus cardinalis'' between 23 October and 19 December 1190, as cardinal-deacon of
Santa Lucia in Orthea on 17 February 1191, and finally as cardinal-deacon of
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
The Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (; Latin: Santa Maria ''de Schola Graeca'') is a minor basilica, minor basilican churches of Rome, church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to the Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary. It is located in the rione (neig ...
between 15 May 1191 and 4 August 1200. He died before 23 December 1200.
References
* Maleczek, W., 1984: ''Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216'', p. 97-98. Vienna
*
12th-century Italian cardinals
Cardinal-nephews
1200 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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