The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Early lists of cardinals

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
Early lists of cardinals

Catalog of Pietro Mallio

The catalog of Pietro Mallio, produced during the pontificate of Alexander III (1159-1181), recorded twenty eight titles attached to the four patriarchal basilicas; seven for each of them. The cardinal priests were to celebrate mass there in turn.

Titles attached to the basilica of S. Pietro in Vaticano:
1. S. Maria in Trastevere;
2. S. Crisogono;
3. S. Cecilia;
4. S. Anastasia;
5. S. Lorenzo in Damaso;
6. S. Marco;
7. S Martino e Silvestro ai Monte.

Titles attached to the basilica of S. Paolo fuori le mura:
1. S. Sabina;
2. S. Prisca;
3. S. Balbina;
4. Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo;
5. S. Sisto;
6. S. Marcello;
7. S. Susanna.

Titles attached to the basilica of S. Maria Maggiore:
1. Ss. XII Apostoli;
2. S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziana;
3. S. Eusebio;
4. S. Pudenziana;
5. S. Vitale;
6. Ss. Marcellino e Pietro;
7. S. Clemente.

Titles attached to the basilica of S. Lorenzo fuori le mura:
1. S. Prassede;
2. S. Pietro in Vincoli;
3. S. Lorenzo in Lucina;
4. S. Croce in Gerusalemme;
5. S. Stefano in Monte Celio;
6. Ss. Giovanni e Paolo;
7. Ss. Quattro Coronati.

The basilica of S. Giovanni Laterano was reserved for the cardinal bishops.

Taken from Giraud, A., and Lierde, P.C. van. What is a cardinal? Translated by A. Manson. Vol. LXXXIV of Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Edited by Henri Daniel-Rops. 122 vols. New York: Hawthorne Books, 1964, p. 28-29.

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