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Francesco Argentino (died 1511) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. ==Biography== Francesco Argentino was born in Venice ca. 1450.〔(Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church )〕 His father was a poor man from Strasbourg (he took the surname "Argentino" because in Latin, "Strasbourg" is ''Argentinensis'') and a Venetian woman.〔 Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice, arranged for Argentino to study at the University of Padua, where the young man obtained a doctorate in law.〔 After completing his degree, he returned to Venice to practice law.〔 Cardinal Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (the future Pope Leo X) was exiled in Venice at that time, allowing Argentino to meet him.〔 Thanks to the cardinal, he obtained a canonicate in the cathedral chapter of St Mark's Basilica.〔 In 1494, he became the pastor of Salzano.〔 He then traveled to Rome, where he gained the confidence of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (the future Pope Julius II).〔 On August 24, 1506, he was elected Bishop of Concordia; he occupied that see until his death.〔 When he became pope, Julius II made Bishop Argentino an Apostolic Dataria.〔 Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 10, 1511.〔 He received the red hat on March 13, 1511, and the titular church of the Basilica di San Clemente on March 17, 1511.〔 He died in Rome on August 23, 1511.〔 He was buried in Concordia Cathedral.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francesco Argentino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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