Virgilio Rosario
Virgilio Rosario (1499–1559) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Virgilio Rosario was born in Spoleto in 1499. He became a doctor of both laws.[1] He was ordained as a priest and became rector of a parish.[1] He then moved to Rome, becoming a canon of Sancta Maria at Martyres (i.e. the Pantheon, which was consecrated as a church in 609 AD).[1]
On August 27, 1554, he was elected Bishop of Ischia.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop on February 24, 1555 in the Sistine Chapel by Cardinal Giovanni Michele Saraceni.[1]
Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 15, 1557.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Simeone Profeta on March 24, 1557.[1] He was named Vicar General of Rome perpetuo in 1558, holding this position until his death.[1] He was a member of the commission of four cardinals charged with judging the case of Cardinal Giovanni Morone.[1]
He died in suddenly in the Apostolic Palace in Rome on May 22, 1559.[1] He was buried in Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[1]
