Clemente Grosso della Rovere
Clemente Grosso della Rovere (c. 1462 – 18 August 1504) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Clemente Grosso della Rovere | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Mende | |
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| Diocese | Mende |
| Elected | 27 October 1483 |
| In office | 1483–1504 |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 29 November 1503 by Pope Julius II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1462 |
| Died | 18 August 1504 (aged c. 42/41) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | St. Peter's Basilica |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
Clemente Grosso della Rovere was born in Savona, c. 1462, the son of Antonio Grosso and Maria Basso della Rovere, a member of the House of della Rovere.[1] He was a grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV and a nephew of Cardinal Girolamo Basso della Rovere.[1] One of his brothers, Leonardo Grosso della Rovere, also became a cardinal.[1]
Early in his life, he joined the Conventual Franciscans in Savona.[1] He then became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] He was also papal treasurer in Perugia.[1]
On October 27, 1483, he was elected Bishop of Mende.[1] In 1495, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere named him vice-legate in Avignon.[1] He became the rector of the Comtat Venaissin in 1496.[1] Because of his poor health, he left Avignon on April 11, 1502.[1]
Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of November 29, 1503.[1] He received the red hat on December 4, 1503, and head of the titular church of Santi Apostoli on December 6, 1503.[1] Due to bad health, he retired to Perugia in 1504.[1]
He died in Rome on August 18, 1504.[1] He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.[1]
References
Further reading
- Ian Verstegen, Patronage and Dynasty: the Rise of the Della Rovere in Renaissance Italy (Truman State University Press, 2007)