ARCHINTO, FILIPPO. - Archbishop. Born in Milan on July 5, 1495, died in Bergamo on June 21, 1558. Numerous and important embassies to Charles V, both in Spain and in Italy, were entrusted to him by his compatriots. Having come to Rome, he was successively elected clerk of the chamber, apostolic protonotary and referendary of the two Signatures. In 1537 he held the office of governor of Rome and on March 24, 1539 he was created bishop of Borgo San Sepolcro. He was chosen by the Pope to bless the marriage of Ottavio Farnese with Margaret of Austria and in 1540 he was appointed commissary general of the troops that occupied Camerino in favor of Ottavio Farnese. In 1542 he was elected vicar general of Rome and in 1546 he was transferred to the episcopal see of Saluzzo. Under Julius III he was sent in 1554 as nuncio to Venice. In 1556 he was appointed by Paul IV archbishop of Milan, but he did not take possession of his diocese. He wrote several works, among which the most notable is: De Fide et sacramentis libri II (Rome 1545).

Bibliography

BIBL.: Fr. Forte, Archintea Laus, Milan 1932, pp. 68-83, with extensive bibliography.

Emma Santovito

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Archinto, Filippo

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