Virgilio Rosario

Virgilio Rosario (1499 – 22 May, 1559) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Virgilio Rosario was born in Spoleto in 1499. He became a doctor of both laws.[1] He was ordained as a priest and became rector of a parish.[1] He then moved to Rome, becoming a canon of Sancta Maria at Martyres (i.e. the Pantheon, which was consecrated as a church in 609 AD).[1]

On August 27, 1554, he was elected Bishop of Ischia.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop on February 24, 1555 in the Sistine Chapel by Cardinal Giovanni Michele Saraceni.[1]

Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 15, 1557.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Simeone Profeta on March 24, 1557.[1] He was named Vicar General of Rome perpetuo in 1558, holding this position until his death.[1] He was a member of the commission of four cardinals charged with judging the case of Cardinal Giovanni Morone.[1]

He died in suddenly in the Apostolic Palace in Rome on May 22, 1559.[1] He was buried in Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
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