Paolo Giovio
Sign in to saveItalian prelate, physician and biographer (1483–1552)
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nocera de' Pagani
- In office
- 1528–1552
- Predecessor
- Domenico Giacobazzi
- Successor
- Giulio Giovio
- Consecration
- 17 Apr 1533, by Gabriele Mascioli Foschi
- Born
- 19 April 1483, Isola Comacina of Lake Como
- Died
- 11 December 1552 (1552-12-11) (aged 69), Florence
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paolo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Milan
- Place of birth
- Como
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Employer
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- humanism
- Image
- Paulus Iovius - Serie Gioviana.jpg
- Work location
- Milan
- Residence
- Giovio Musaeum
Show 13 more facts
- Commons category
- Paolo Giovio
- date of birth
- 1483-04-21
- date of death
- 1552-12-12
- Commons Creator page
- Paolo Giovio
- name in native language
- Paolo Giovio
- owner of
- Giovio Musaeum
- consecrator
- Rodolfo Pio da Carpi
- significant person
- Pietro Bembo
- writing language
- Latin
- start of work period
- 1505-01-01
- end of work period
- 1552-01-01
- name
- monsignor Giovio
- P13311
- Warendorf District
via Wikidata · CC0
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Paolo Giovio (also spelled Paulo Jovio; Latin: Paulus Jovius; 19 April 1483 – 11 December 1552) was an Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paolo Giovio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.