Juan de Cervantes, portrait from his tomb in the Cathedral of Sevilla

Juan de Cervantes (c. 1380[1] or 1382[2] in Seville, Spain – 25 November 1453, buried in Seville Cathedral[3][4]) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Cervantes studied at the University of Salamanca and obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law and a magister in theology.[1][2] He was made Archdeacon of Calatrava by Antipope Benedict XIII on 29 January 1415, Archdeacon of Sevilla in 1419, Papal referandary, Canon of Burgos and Abbot of Salas in Burgos in 1420.[1] At the Council of Siena (1423–1424), he defended the Pope.[1] He was chosen as a Cardinal by Pope Martin V in May 1426.[5]

During the reign of Pope Eugene IV, Cervantes was active at the Council of Basel,[5] eventually backing the Pope against the majority of the council's fathers.

He is buried in the Sepulcher of Cardinal Juan de Cervantes in the Seville Cathedral. His tomb was sculpted by Lorenzo Mercadante, which was finished around 1458.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Salvador Miranda. "Cervantes, Juan de (ca. 1380-1453)". Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Kawasaki, Denise Hackett (2008). The Castilian Fathers at the Council of Basel. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-0549636045. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Sepulcro del Cardenal Juan de Cervantes | artehistoria.com". www.artehistoria.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Sepulcro del Cardenal Juan de Cervantes". Archidiócesis de Sevilla (in Spanish). 3 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Real Academy of History, Juan de Cervantes
Catholic Church titles Preceded byAntonio Correr (cardinal) Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli 1426–1446 Succeeded byNikolaus von Cusa Preceded byGómez Manrique Administrator of Tui 1430–1438 Succeeded byGarcía Martínez de Baamonde Preceded by Administrator of Ávila 1437–1441 Succeeded byLope Barrientos Preceded byLope Barrientos Administrator of Segovia 1441–1453 Succeeded byLuis de Acuña Osorio Preceded byGonzalo Mena Roelas Administrator of Seville 1449–1453 Succeeded byAlonso de Fonseca y Ulloa Preceded byAntonio Correr Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri 1446–1453 Succeeded byGiorgio Fieschi


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