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June 9, 2008
Query about a Cardinal? Go here!
Have a question about a cardinal? Go here - the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church!
The site explains its purpose thus: A digital resource created and produced by Salvador Miranda, consisting of the biographical entries of the cardinals from 1185 to 2008 and of the events and documents concerning the origin of the Roman cardinalate and its historical evolution.
I had a question - did Federico Borromeo, who followed his uncle Carlo into the cardinalate and the episcopacy, ending as Archbishop of Milan, take up the same titular church in Rome - Santa Prassede? The answer, no! Thank you, Mr. Miranda!
Carlo Borromeo:
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of January 31, 1560; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Vito e Modesto, February 14, 1560. . . . Opted for the title of S. Martino ai Monti, pro illa vice declared deaconry, September 4, 1560. . . . Opted for the order of cardinal priests, retaining the title of S. Martino ai Monti, restored to the rank of title, June 4, 1563. . . . Opted for the title of S. Prassede, November 17, 1564.
Federico Borromeo:
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of December 18, 1587; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Maria in Domnica, January 15, 1588. Opted for the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, January 9, 1589. Opted for the deaconry of S. Agata in Suburra, March 20, 1589. Participated in the two conclaves of 1590. Opted for the deaconry of S. Nicola in Carcere, January 14, 1591.
Priesthood. Opted for the order of cardinal priests, September 17, 1593; the title of S. Maria degli Angeli was assigned to him, October 25, 1593.
Interesting, though, Federico's first titular church was Santa Maria in Domnica, built by the same pope who built Santa Prassede - and given Federico's interest in early Christian and medieval art, especially mosaics, there's no way he wouldn't have known that.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at June 9, 2008 10:35 AM