Battista de' Canonici

Most Reverend

Battista de' Canonici
Bishop of Faenza
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Faenza
In office1478–1510
SuccessorGiacomo Pasi
Personal details
Died5 Apr 1510
Faenza, Italy

Battista de' Canonici (died 1510) was a professor of law at the University of Bologna, and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Faenza (1478–1510).[1][2]

Biography

Battista di Francesco de' Canonici was a native of Bologna.[3]

He was ordained a priest, time and circumstances unknown. It is said he was a member of the Order of Saint Benedict.[2][4]

From 1464 to 1467 he was professor of Canon Law at the University of Bologna. He became a Canon and Prebend of the Cathedral Chapter of S. Petronio in Bologna, a post he held for eight years. In 1472 he was also named Canon of the Collegiate Church of S. Pietro. He was also Abbot commendatory of santi Nabore e Felice outside the walls of Bologna.[5] On 26 February 1501, Bishop Battista signed a grant which he issued from his residence at Ss. Nabore e Felice, indicating that he was still the Abbot Commendatory.[6]

On 5 Oct 1478, he was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Faenza.[1][2] He was the first bishop of Faenza of Bolognese origin. His predecessor was the last bishop of Faenza to be elected by the Cathedral Chapter. He served as Bishop of Faenza until his death. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Nicolò Maria d'Este, Bishop of Adria (1487).[2]

He drew up and registered his Last Will and Testament on 28 March 1510.[7] He did not die on 5 Apr 1510, as alleged by Strozzi.[2] A document survives dated 1 April 1510, which refers to Bishop Battista as already deceased.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 152. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Battista de' Canonici, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 8, 2017. [self-published source]
  3. ^ Strocchi, p. 184.
  4. ^ This appears to be a deduction of Andrea Strozzi, p. 184, based on his being Abbot of Ss. Naborre e Felice. Other authorities do not mention his being a Benedictine. Messeri, p. 60 column 1, specifically denies that Battista de' Canonici was a Benedictine: Sempre in Bologna fu abbate de' santi Naborre e Felice, il che non significa punto, come vorrebbe lo Strocchi (p. 184), ch'egli fosse monaco cassinese, essendo quello un titolo che non allude a governo di un famiglia religiosa, sì bene al rettorato beneficiario d'una abbazia.
  5. ^ Messeri, p. 60 column 1.
  6. ^ Messeri, p. 60, column 2: datum Bononie, in domibus sanctorum Naboris et Feliciis, Nostre residentie.
  7. ^ Messeri, p. 60 column 2.
  8. ^ Messeri, p. 60 column 2: Morì non il 5 aprile 1510 (come erroneamente dice lo Strocchi, p. 180), sì bene non più tardi del 1° giorno di tal mese, se un atto pubblico del not. Niccola Viarani, in data 1 aprile, dichiara: “ Cum bone memorie rev. olim. d. Baptista de' Canonicis .... epis. favent. nuper diem extremum clauserit et mortuus fuerit, i Canonici eleggono economo amministratore della mensa vescovile il loro confratello Battista di Andriolo.

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 Bishop of Faenza
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