| Title | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Albano |
| Term | 8 October 1546 – 19 December 1549 |
| Predecessor | Gian Pietro Carafa |
| Successor | Jean du Bellay |
| Other post | Administrator of Montefeltro (1538-1549) |
| Previous post | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1537-1546) Bishop of Veroli (1503-1538) |
| Cardinal | 22 December 1536 |
| Created cardinal by | Pope Paul III |
| Birth date | 1466 |
| Birth place | Bauco, Campagna e Marittima Province, Papal States |
| Death date | 19 December 1549 (aged 83) |
| Death place | Rome, Papal States |
Ennio Filonardi (1466–1549) was an Italian bishop and Cardinal. He was born in Bauco, present-day Boville Ernica.
As bishop of Veroli, from 1503 to 1538, he left an architectural mark on the cathedral.[1] In 1538 he was bishop of Montefeltro; on 25 April 1549 he resigned as Bishop of Montefeltro in favor of his nephew Ennio Massari Filonardi.
From the time of his status as close advisor to Pope Innocent VIII, he became one of the salient figures[vague] of the papal court. He acted as papal nuncio to Switzerland.[2] He became Bishop of Albano in 1546.
He died during the conclave that elected Pope Julius III,[3] having himself been considered papabile. This is quite unlikely, since Filonardi was already eighty-three years old; he was not on any list of papabili provided by any of the Crowns; and he received not a single vote from the first ballot on 4 December to the day of his death on 19 December 1549.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Veroli
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "FILONARDI, Ennio (1466-1549)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621
- ^ The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Conclaves by century
- ^ J. P. Adams, Sede Vacante 1549-1550, retrieved: 2016-11-04.
External links
- www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- (in Italian) www.menteantica.it
- (in Italian) www.verbanensia.org