Cardinal Luduvico Bonito

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Gregory XII (1406-1415)

Consistory of September 19, 1408 (II)

Celebrated in Siena

BONITO, Ludovico (1413)

Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de’ cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Stamperia Pagliarini, 1793, III, 344-345; Chacón, Alfonso. Vitæ, et res gestæ Pontificvm Romanorum et S. R. E. Cardinalivm ab initio nascentis Ecclesiæ vsque ad Vrbanvm VIII. Pont. Max. 2 volumes. Romae : Typis Vaticanis, 1630, II, col. 767-768; “Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. VI. Les cardinaux du Grand Schisme (1378-1417)”. Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1931. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1931, p. 143; Eubel, Conradus and Gulik, Guglielmus van. Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Volumen I (1198-1431). Münich : Sumptibus et Typis Librariae Regensbergianae, 1913; reprint, Padua : Il Messagero di S. Antonio, 1960, pp.31, 44, 93, 388, 396, 400, 473 and 484.. September 18, 1413, of violenta febbre, Rimini. The funeral took place in the church of S. Francesco, Rimini, on September 15; the eulogy was delivered by Cardinal Giovanni Domenici, archbishop of Ragusa; his remains were buried in the middle of that same church (1).. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 9, 1408 with the title of S. Maria in Trastevere; kept the administration of his see until 1412.. Elected archbishop of Palermo, June 1, 1387; received the pallium on July 1, 1386. celebrated the second provincial council in 1388; he was expelled from his see by King Martino of Sicily; returned shortly after. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Antivari in 1395. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Saloniki (Thessalonica), 1395; confirmed, May 22, 1396. Transferred to the see of Bergamo, September 5, 1399. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Pisa, July 18, 1400; confirmed, November 15, 1400. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Taranto, at the end of 1406 or before May 28, 1407; took possession of the see on July 29, 1407. Legate before King Ladislaus of Naples; he was promoted to the cardinalate during his legation.. He was a renowned canonist.. Obtained a doctorate in decrees (canon law).

Elected archbishop of Palermo, June 1, 1387; received the pallium on July 1, 1386. celebrated the second provincial council in 1388; he was expelled from his see by King Martino of Sicily; returned shortly after. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Antivari in 1395. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Saloniki (Thessalonica), 1395; confirmed, May 22, 1396. Transferred to the see of Bergamo, September 5, 1399. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Pisa, July 18, 1400; confirmed, November 15, 1400. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Taranto, at the end of 1406 or before May 28, 1407; took possession of the see on July 29, 1407. Legate before King Ladislaus of Naples; he was promoted to the cardinalate during his legation.

Cardinalate . Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 9, 1408 with the title of S. Maria in Trastevere; kept the administration of his see until 1412.

Death . September 18, 1413, of violenta febbre, Rimini. The funeral took place in the church of S. Francesco, Rimini, on September 15; the eulogy was delivered by Cardinal Giovanni Domenici, archbishop of Ragusa; his remains were buried in the middle of that same church

(1) This is the text of the inscription placed in his tomb, taken from Chacón, Vitæ, et res gestæ Pontificvm Romanorum et S. R. E. Cardinalivm, II, col. 768:

Hic animo, moribus, sensu, virtute, fenecta

Consiliorum potens Ludovicus stirpe BONETO

grigentina Siculæ telluris, ut ipse

Ingenio clarus, sic dignitate serenus

In sacro famam, Romaneque Tarentum

Præbuit Ecclesiam per mille pericula

Papa Gregorio sub vera temens fuit, usque secutus.