Giovanni Mincio da Morrovalle

Giovanni Mincio da Morrovalle
Giovanni Mincio may also refer to antipope Benedict X

Giovanni Minio or Mincio, of Morrovalle or Murrovale (died August 1312) was an Italian Franciscan who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor,[1] cardinal-bishop of Porto (1302), Protector of the Order of Friars Minors (1307) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1311).[2]

According to Giorgio Vasari, it was Mincio who commissioned Giotto for his frescoes of Francis of Assisi.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Noel Muscat, O.F.M. "History of the Franciscan Movement (3)". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. ^ Salvador Miranda, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 15, 1302 Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian).
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor
1296–1304 		Succeeded by


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