The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Biographical Dictionary
Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085)
Consistory of 1075 (III)


(15) 1. GRAZIANO (?-shortly after May 24, 1086)

Birth. (No date or place found).

Education. (No information found)

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest ca. 1075, his title is not known. He was a defender of Pope Gregory VII against Antipope Clement III. He worked to assure the election of Pope Victor III in 1086.

Death. Shortly after the election of Victor III on May 24, 1086 (1), (no place found). Buried (no information found)

Bibliography. 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, 1677, I, col. 865, no. VII; "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 147, no. 12; Mas Latrie, Louis. Trésor de chronologie d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du moyen âge. Paris : Librairie Victor Palmé, 1889, col. 1180, no. 7.

(1) This is according to "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927, p. 147, no. 12. Mas Latrie, Trésor de chronologie d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du moyen âge, col. 1180, no. 7, says that he died during the pontificate of Pope Gregory VII.

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(16) 2. FALCO (?-before June 1079)

Birth. (No date or place found). He is also listed as Falcon.

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest of S. Maria in Trastevere in 1075 (1). On October 11, 1075, he signed a private document using his cardinalitial title. The documents of the monastery of Ss Cosma e Damiano in Mica Aurea, dated on November 6, 1075, April 1076, February 12, 1078 and April 3, 1078, attest that he was its rector and dispensator. During his tenure, a lease on the Castro Orciano, in the area of Collina, was completed. At his behest, Scriniaro Gerardus produced a copy of a private document (948/49). In June 1079, monk Nicola appears as rector of the monastery, indicating that Cardinal Falco probably died prior to that time.

Death. Before June 1079 (2), (no place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. Cristofori, Francesco. Cronotasi dei cardinali di Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Tipografia de Propaganda Fide, 1888, p. 54; "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 146-147, no. 11; Hüls, Rudolf. Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130. 1 aufl. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 1977. (Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom: Bd. 48), p. 188, no. 3.

(1) This is according to Hüls, Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130, p. 188, no. 3. Cristofori, Cronotasi dei cardinali di Santa Romana Chiesa, p. 54; and "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927, p. 146, no. 11, say that he was created cardinal in 1077.
(2) This is according to Hüls, Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130, p. 188, no. 3. "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927, p. 146-147, no. 11, says that he died before 1088.

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(17) 3. INNOCENZO (?-?)

Birth. (No date or place found).

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in 1075, his title is not known. Joined the obedience of Antipope Clement III in 1084. He was excommunicated and deprived of his cardinalitial rank.

Death. October 20 of an unknown year, (no place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Stamperia Pagliarini, 1792, I, pt. 1, ; 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, 1677, I, col. 868, no. XIV; Cristofori, Francesco. Cronotasi dei cardinali di Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Tipografia de Propaganda Fide, 1888, p. ; "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 147, 16; Hüls, Rudolf. Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130. 1 aufl. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 1977. (Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom: Bd. 48), p. 213, no. 8; Mas Latrie, Louis. Trésor de chronologie d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du moyen âge. Paris : Librairie Victor Palmé, 1889, col. 1180, no. 14.

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(18) 4. BONSIGNOR (?-ca. 1085)

Birth. (No date or place found). He is also listed as Boninseniore.

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in 1075, his title is not known. Archpriest of the Vatican basilica.

Death. Ca. 1085, (no place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 147, no. 20.

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(19) 5. CRESCENZIO (?-?)

Birth. (No date or place found).

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon ca. 1075, his deaconry is not known. He joined the obedience of Antipope Clement III

Death. (No date or place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Stamperia Pagliarini, 1792, I, pt. 1, 181-182; "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 148, no. 27; Mas Latrie, Louis. Trésor de chronologie d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du moyen âge. Paris : Librairie Victor Palmé, 1889, 1180, no. 19.

(20) 6. SAVELLI, Licinio (?-before 1088)

Birth. (No date found), Rome. His last name is also listed as Sabelli.

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro ca. 1075 (1).

Death. Before 1088 (no place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Stamperia Pagliarini, 1792, I, pt. 1, 182; 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, 1677, I, col. 869, no. 20; Cristofori, Francesco. Cronotasi dei cardinali di Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Tipografia de Propaganda Fide, 1888, p. ; "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 148, no. 28; Mas Latrie, Louis. Trésor de chronologie d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du moyen âge. Paris : Librairie Victor Palmé, 1889, 1180, no. 20.

Webgraphy. The Savelli family by Norbert M. Borengässer, in German, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon.

(1) This deaconry was erected by Pope St. Gregory I ca. 590 in the ancient Forum Boarium, in the XI region of Rome. The deaconry is still in existence.

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(21) 7. BERARDO (?-ca. 1115)

Birth. (No date or place found). He is also listed as Bernardo. Of the counts of Marsi.

Education. (No information found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon of S. Adriano ca. 1075. Opted for the deaconry of S. Angelo in Pescheria toward 1090. Subscribed papal bulls issued between February 24 and September 1, 1107.

Death. Ca. 1115, (no place found). Buried (no information found).

Bibliography. "Essai de liste générale des cardinaux. Les cardinaux du XIè siècle". Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1927. Paris : Maison de la Bonne Presse, 1928, p. 148, no. 29; Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab conditio Ecclesia. Ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII. Graz : Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1956. 2 v. Reprint. Originally published : Lipsiae : Veit et comp., 1885-1888. Original t.p. included : Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab condita ecclesia : ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII. Editionem secundam correctam et auctam edidit Philippus Jaffè ; auspiciis Gulielmi Wattenbach; curaverunt S. Loewenfeld, F. Kaltenbrunner, P. Ewald, I, 702.

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