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[[Image:1551 JOANNES BAPTISTA CICADA - CICADA GIOVANNI BATTISTA.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Giovanni Battista Cicala]]
[[Image:1551 JOANNES BAPTISTA CICADA - CICADA GIOVANNI BATTISTA.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Giovanni Battista Cicala]]
[[Image:Giovanni Battista Cicala COA.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Coat of arms]] of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Cicala]]
[[Image:Giovanni Battista Cicala COA.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Coat of arms]] of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Cicala]]
'''Giovanni Battista Cicala''' (1510–1570) was an [[Italians|Italian]] [[Catholic Church|Roman
'''Giovanni Battista''' (or '''Giambattista''') '''Cicala''' (1510–1570) was an [[Italians|Italian]] [[Catholic Church|Roman
Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]].
Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]].


==Biography==
==Biography==


Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in [[Genoa]] on June 6, 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala.<ref name="bare_url">[http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1551-ii.htm#Cicala Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]</ref> His family was related to the [[Cybo]] and [[Doria (family)|Doria]] families.<ref name="bare_url" /> He studied under his relative [[Odoardo Cicala]], who later became [[Calvi Cathedral|Bishop of Sagona]].<ref name="bare_url" />
Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in [[Genoa]] on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala.<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web|authorlink=Salvador Miranda (historian) |last=Miranda |first=Salvador |title=CICALA, Giovanni Battista (1510-1570)|url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1551-ii.htm#Cicala|work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church |accessdate=|publisher=[[Florida International University]] Libraries|oclc=53276621}}</ref> His family was related to the [[Cybo]] and [[Doria (family)|Doria]] families.<ref name="bare_url" /> He studied under his relative [[Odoardo Cicala]], who later became [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sagone|Bishop of Sagona]].<ref name="bare_url" />


Cicala moved to [[Rome]], where he was named [[Referendary]] of the [[Apostolic Signatura]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On September 2, 1535, he was appointed an [[abbreviator]] of apostolic letters.<ref name="bare_url" /> From March 8, 1540 until 1551, he was an [[Auditor (ecclesiastical)|auditor]] of the [[Apostolic Camera]].<ref name="bare_url" />
Cicala moved to [[Rome]], where he was named [[Referendary]] of the [[Apostolic Signatura]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an [[abbreviator]] of apostolic letters.<ref name="bare_url" /> From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an [[Auditor (ecclesiastical)|auditor]] of the [[Apostolic Camera]].<ref name="bare_url" />


On December 5, 1543, he was named administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albenga-Imperia|see of Albenga]], while retaining the office of auditor.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] as a [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] on December 21, 1543 in the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On January 13, 1547, he arrived at the [[Council of Trent]].<ref name="bare_url" />
On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albenga-Imperia|see of Albenga]], while retaining the office of auditor.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] as a [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] on 21 December 1543 in the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the [[Council of Trent]].<ref name="bare_url" />


[[Pope Julius III]] made him a [[cardinal priest]] in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of November 20, 1551.<ref name="bare_url" /> He received the [[Galero|red hat]] and the [[titular church]] of [[Basilica di San Clemente|San Clemente]] on December 4, 1551.<ref name="bare_url" /> On March 13, 1553, he was named [[papal legate]] in [[Campagna]].<ref name="bare_url" /> He resigned the administration of Albenga on March 30, 1554, in favor of his nephew Carlo Cicala.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana|see of Mariana]] from March 30, 1554 until September 13, 1560, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Nicola Cicala.<ref name="bare_url" />
[[Pope Julius III]] made him a [[cardinal priest]] in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 20 November 1551.<ref name="bare_url" /> He received the [[Galero|red hat]] and the [[titular church]] of [[Basilica di San Clemente|San Clemente]] on 4 December 1551.<ref name="bare_url" /> On 13 March 1553 he was named [[papal legate]] in [[Campagna]].<ref name="bare_url" /> He resigned the administration of Albenga on 30 March 1554, in favor of his nephew Carlo Cicala.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana|see of Mariana]] from 30 March 1554 until 13 September 1560, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Nicola Cicala.<ref name="bare_url" />


He was a participant in the [[Papal conclave, April 1555|papal conclave of April 1555]] that elected [[Pope Marcellus II]]; the [[Papal conclave, May 1555|papal conclave of May 1555]] that elected [[Pope Paul IV]]; and the [[Papal conclave, 1559|papal conclave of 1559]] that elected [[Pope Pius IV]].<ref name="bare_url" />
He was a participant in the [[Papal conclave, April 1555|papal conclave of April 1555]] that elected [[Pope Marcellus II]]; the [[Papal conclave, May 1555|papal conclave of May 1555]] that elected [[Pope Paul IV]]; and the [[Papal conclave, 1559|papal conclave of 1559]] that elected [[Pope Pius IV]].<ref name="bare_url" />


With Cardinals [[Giovanni Michele Saraceni]] and [[Gianbernardino Scotti]], he was charged with resolving a dispute between the [[Canons Regular of the Lateran]] and the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictines]] of [[Monte Cassino]], resolving the issue in favor of the former.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was administrator of the see of Sagona from 1565 to 1567.<ref name="bare_url" /> He opted for the titular church of [[Sant'Agata dei Goti]] on November 7, 1565.<ref name="bare_url" />
With Cardinals [[Giovanni Michele Saraceni]] and [[Gianbernardino Scotti]], he was charged with resolving a dispute between the [[Canons Regular of the Lateran]] and the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictines]] of [[Monte Cassino]], resolving the issue in favor of the former.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sagone|see of Sagona]] from 1565 to 1567.<ref name="bare_url" /> He opted for the titular church of [[Sant'Agata dei Goti]] on 7 November 1565.<ref name="bare_url" />


He participated in the [[Papal conclave, 1565–15|papal conclave of 1565-66]] that elected [[Pope Pius V]].<ref name="bare_url" />
He participated in the [[1565–66 papal conclave|papal conclave of 1565-66]] that elected [[Pope Pius V]].<ref name="bare_url" />


In 1567, he replaced Cardinal [[Michele Bonelli]] as the man in charge of examining the cause for the [[canonization]] of [[Diego di San Nicola]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On April 30, 1568, he opted for the order of [[cardinal bishop]]s, receiving the [[Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto|suburbicarian see of Sabina]].<ref name="bare_url" />
In 1567, he replaced Cardinal [[Michele Bonelli]] as the man in charge of examining the cause for the [[canonization]] of [[Diego di San Nicola]].<ref name="bare_url" /> On 30 April 1568 he opted for the order of [[cardinal bishop]]s, receiving the [[Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto|suburbicarian see of Sabina]].<ref name="bare_url" />


He died in Rome on April 8, 1570.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was buried in [[Santa Maria del Popolo]].<ref name="bare_url" />
He died in Rome on 8 April 1570.<ref name="bare_url" /> He was buried in [[Santa Maria del Popolo]].<ref name="bare_url" />


==References==
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==Further reading==
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Genoa]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 8 April 1570
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Giovanni Battista Cicala
Coat of arms of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Cicala

Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Cicala (1510–1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

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Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in Genoa on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala.[1] His family was related to the Cybo and Doria families.[1] He studied under his relative Odoardo Cicala, who later became Bishop of Sagona.[1]

Cicala moved to Rome, where he was named Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an abbreviator of apostolic letters.[1] From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an auditor of the Apostolic Camera.[1]

On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the see of Albenga, while retaining the office of auditor.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 December 1543 in the Sistine Chapel.[1] On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the Council of Trent.[1]

Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 4 December 1551.[1] On 13 March 1553 he was named papal legate in Campagna.[1] He resigned the administration of Albenga on 30 March 1554, in favor of his nephew Carlo Cicala.[1] He was administrator of the see of Mariana from 30 March 1554 until 13 September 1560, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Nicola Cicala.[1]

He was a participant in the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II; the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV; and the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV.[1]

With Cardinals Giovanni Michele Saraceni and Gianbernardino Scotti, he was charged with resolving a dispute between the Canons Regular of the Lateran and the Benedictines of Monte Cassino, resolving the issue in favor of the former.[1] He was administrator of the see of Sagona from 1565 to 1567.[1] He opted for the titular church of Sant'Agata dei Goti on 7 November 1565.[1]

He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1]

In 1567, he replaced Cardinal Michele Bonelli as the man in charge of examining the cause for the canonization of Diego di San Nicola.[1] On 30 April 1568 he opted for the order of cardinal bishops, receiving the suburbicarian see of Sabina.[1]

He died in Rome on 8 April 1570.[1] He was buried in Santa Maria del Popolo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Miranda, Salvador. "CICALA, Giovanni Battista (1510-1570)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University Libraries. OCLC 53276621.

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