Niccolò Albergati
Niccolò Albergati | |
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| Bishop of Bologna | |
Portrait by Jan van Eyck, c. 1431-1435 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Bologna |
| See | Bologna |
| Appointed | 5 January 1417 |
| Installed | 4 July 1417 |
| Term ended | 9 May 1443 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Di Michele |
| Successor | Tommaso Parentucelli |
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| Ordination | June 1404 by Bartolomeo Raimondi |
| Consecration | 4 July 1417 by Tommaso Perenduli |
| Created cardinal | 27 May 1426 by Pope Martin V |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Niccolò Albergati 1373 |
| Died | 9 May 1443 Siena |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 9 May |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 September 1744 Rome by Pope Benedict XIV |
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Niccolò Albergati (1373 – 9 May 1443) was an Italian Carthusian and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed cardinal and served as a papal diplomat to France and England (1422–23) in addition to serving as the bishop of Bologna from 1417 until his death.
He accepted the position as bishop in obedience despite his extreme reluctance to accept the position but carried out his duties with care and attention to educational concerns. But two conflicts in his see caused him to depart and later return and he became known for being close to Pope Martin V and his successor Pope Eugene IV. Both men held Albergati in high esteem and nominated him to crucial positions within the Roman Curia and the diplomatic service to oversee important missions. He had prominent roles in the Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence and also attended the Council of Florence.
His student Tommaso Parentucelli later became pontiff and assumed the papal name "Nicholas" in honor of his mentor and patron. His other noted student Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini also became pope sometime after Parentucelli.
His beatification received confirmation from Pope Benedict XIV on 25 September 1744.