Giovanni Poggio
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Giovanni Poggio was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is mainly known for the elaborate decorations he arranged for his residence, the Palazzo Poggi.
A portrait of Poggio in 1551, shortly after his appointment as cardinal
The Diocese of Tropea was a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Tropea in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria, Italy. On 30 September 1986, the diocese was s
Giovanni Poggio
…Giovanni Guidiccione serving as nuncio at the royal court). He was nuncio to the royal court again from July 1537 to March 1541. Poggio was appointed Bishop of Tropea on 4 October 1541. He appointed a Vicar General to administer the diocese, since he was again nuncio to Spain from September 1541 to December 1551…
North side of cathedral of Tropea
Tropea, the cathedral