Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona (1535/36–1600) was an Italian Cardinal, from Naples.
Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona | |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1591–1600 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mileto (1566–73) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 13 October 1566 by Pope Pius V |
| Created cardinal | 26 February 1561 by Pope Pius IV |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1535 |
| Died | 20 February 1600 (aged c. 65) Rome, Papal States |
He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos and Maria d'Aragona, from the family of the Dukes of Montalto, Spanish nobility. In 1563, he constructed the Castello d'Avalos on Procida, a small island in the Gulf of Naples.[1][2]
After a period as lay administrator (he was for a while Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples, he was made bishop of Mileto in 1566, bishop of Sabina in 1586, bishop of Frascati in 1589, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1591.
In Spain, another clergyman member of this family was cardinal Gaspar Dávalos de la Cueva.
Episcopal succession
edit| Episcopal succession of Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona |
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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[3] |
References
edit- ^ "History of Procida". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "The Stability of Monuments over Coastal Cliffs in the Bay of Napoli" (PDF). UNESCO. p. 6. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Iñigo Cardinal Avalos de Aragón, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
External links
edit- Miranda, Salvador. "AVALOS D'ARAGONA, O.S. Iacobis, Innico d' (1535/1536-1600)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University Libraries. OCLC 53276621.
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