Sisto_della_Rovere
Sisto Gara della Rovere
Italian cardinal (1473–1517)
Sisto Gara della Rovere, also known as Sisto Franciotti della Rovere, (1473 – 8 March 1517) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2017) |
Sisto Gara della Rovere | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Padua | |
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| Diocese | Padua |
| Appointed | 11 June 1509 |
| In office | 1509–1517 |
| Predecessor | Pietro Barozzi |
| Successor | Marco Cornaro |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 November 1509 by Leonardo Grosso della Rovere |
| Created cardinal | 11 September 1507 by Pope Julius II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1473 |
| Died | 8 March 1517 (aged c. 44/43) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | San Pietro in Vincoli |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sisto Gara della Rovere was born in Savona in 1473, the son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina Della Rovere, a member of the House of della Rovere.[1] He was the nephew of Pope Julius II and the grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV.[1] He was the half-brother of Cardinal Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere.[1][2]
Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 11 September 1507.[1][3] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the same day.[1] He also became Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church at this time, holding that office for the rest of his life.[1]
The same day he became a cardinal, he was named apostolic administrator of the see of Lucca.[1] He only resigned this post 5 days before his death.[1] From 11 September 1507 until 11 June 1509 he was also administrator of the see of Vicenza.[1] He was administrator of the metropolitan see of Benevento from 11 September 1508 to 6 March 1514.[1] In 1508, he became Prior in Rome of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[1]
He was elected Bishop of Padua on 11 June 1509 and subsequently occupied this see until his death.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Leonardo Grosso della Rovere in Rome on 25 November 1509.[1]
He was also administrator of the see of Saluzzo from 27 September 1512 to 22 March 1516, though he filled this office through a vicar general, Antonio Vacca.[1]
He participated in both the Fifth Council of the Lateran and in the papal conclave of 1513 that elected Pope Leo X.[1]
He died in Rome on 8 March 1517.[1] He was buried in San Pietro in Vincoli.[1]
- Miranda, Salvador. "GARA DELLA ROVERE, Sisto (1473-1517)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "GARA DELLA ROVERE, Sisto" (in Italian). Treccani Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 52 (1999).
- Cheney, David M. "Sisto Cardinal Gara della Rovere (Franciotti)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
