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Giovanni Colonna (cardinal, 1456–1508)

Giovanni Colonna (cardinal, 1456–1508)

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Giovanni Colonna (1456 – 26 September 1508) was a Roman Catholic cardinal of the High Renaissance period, a member of the famous Colonna family.

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Biography

Colonna was born in Rome in 1456, a grandson of Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, Count of the Marsi [it; ru].[1][2]

He was created a cardinal by Pope Sixtus IV in the consistory of 15 May 1480 and was made bishop of Rieti on 10 November of that year. He participated in the conclaves of 1484, 1492, September 1503 and October 1503. Colonna died in 1508.[3][4] Colonna's funeral oration was written by Battista Casali.[5] Giovanni Colonna's nephew Pompeo Colonna succeeded him as Bishop of Rieti.[6][7]

Cultural depictions

Cardinal Colonna appears in the 2011 TV series Borgia, played by Karel Dobrý.

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    Colonna, Stefano (November 7, 2012). "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili e Roma: Metodologie euristiche per lo studio del Rinascimento". Gangemi Editore spa – via Google Books.
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