Juan de Vera

Juan de Vera
His Eminence; Juan de Vera
	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno
Archdiocese	Salerno
Appointed	10 July 1500
Term ended	4 May 1507
Predecessor	Giovanni d'Aragona
Successor	Federigo Fregoso
Orders
Created cardinal	28 September 1500; by Alexander VI
Personal details
Born	25 November 1453; Alzira, Valencia
Died	4 May 1507 (aged 53); Rome, Papal States
Buried	Basilica di Sant'Agostino

Juan de Vera (25 November 1453 – 4 May 1507) (called the Cardinal of Salerno) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Juan de Vera was born in the castle at Alzira, Valencia.[1] He was a relative of Pope Alexander VI.[1] Juan de Vera was a doctor of both laws.[1]

After completing his education, he moved to Rome and entered the service of Cardinal Roderic Llançol i de Borja (the future Pope Alexander VI).[1] There, he was preceptor of the cardinal's son, Cesare Borgia.[1] He later served as the cardinal's vicar in Valencia.[1]

On July 10, 1500, he was elected Archbishop of Salerno.[1]

Pope Alexander VI made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of September 28, 1500.[1] He received the red hat on October 2, 1500 and the titular church of Santa Balbina on October 5, 1500.[1] In the consistory of October 5, 1500, he was named papal legate to the Kingdom of Aragon, the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of France, and the Kingdom of England, in order to promote a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.[1] From 1501, he was also legate to the March of Ancona.[1] He returned to Rome on November 13, 1501.[1] He was made a canon of Burgos Cathedral in 1503.[1]

He participated in both the papal conclave of September 1503 that elected Pope Pius III and the papal conclave of October 1503 that elected Pope Julius II.[1]

He was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1504 to 1505.[1] On August 7, 1504, he became prior of the cathedral church of San Pedro de Fraga in Leiria and pastor of Badieles, Zaragoza.[1] He served as governor of Piceno and of Emilia.[1]

He died in Rome on May 4, 1507.[1] He is buried in the Basilica di Sant'Agostino.[1]

References

Miranda, Salvador. "VERA, Juan de (1453-1507)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco de Borja	Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1504	Succeeded by Antonio Trivulzio

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Dictionary-1] Miranda, Salvador. "VERA, Juan de (1453-1507)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University.