Niccolò Pandolfini
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Niccolò Pandolfini (1440–1518) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography[edit]
Niccolò Pandolfini was born in Florence in 1440, the son of Giannozzo Pandolfini and Giovanna Valori, who were Florentine patricians.[1]
He studied at the University of Bologna.[1] In 1461, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of Florence Cathedral.[1]
Moving to Rome, he was a cleric in the Apostolic Camera from 1462 to 1474.[1] He was a papal scribe during the pontificate of Pope Paul II.[1] Pope Sixtus IV made Pandolfini preceptor of piety and letters for the pope's nephew, Giuliano della Rovere, who later became Pope Julius II.[1]
On December 23, 1474, he was elected Bishop of Pistoia.[1] Under Pope Sixtus IV, he was governor of Benevento; Pope Innocent VIII later confirmed him in this position.[1] He was named sollicitaoris of apostolic letters on May 21, 1513.[1] Pope Julius II made him an auditor and ascribed him to the papal family.[1]
Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of July 1, 1517.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Cesareo in Palatio on July 6, 1517.[1]
He died in Pistoia on September 17, 1518.[1] He is buried in the Badia Fiorentina.[1]
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