Ermolao Barbaro (bishop)

Ermolao Barbaro (bishop)

Ermolao Barbaro (1410-1471/1474) was an Italian prelate.

History

Ermolao Barbaro was born into the noble Venetian Barbaro family around the year 1410 and became Bishop of Treviso in 1443. In 1453, he was made Governor of Perugia. [ [http://www.archive.org/details/universaldict01thomrich "Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. Vol. I."] , pg.262, Thomas Joseph, Philadelphia, PA, USA: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1870] . Ermolao also served as Bishop of Verona from 1453 till his death ["The Death of the Child Valerio Marcello", Margaret L. King, University Of Chicago Press, September 15, 1994] .

Some of his contributions include: a latin translation of Aesop's Fables and constructing the Bishop’s Palace at Monteforte d'Alpone between 1453-1471, designed by Michele da Caravaggio [ [http://www.montefortedalpone.org/Welcome/art.htm Art in Monteforte] ] [ [http://www.montefortedalpone.org/Cultura/palazzo%20vescovile.htm Il Palazzo Vescovile di Monteforte] ] .

He is sometimes referred to as "the elder" to distinguish him from his relative Ermolao Barbaro.

See also

* Ermolao Barbaro, philosophy professor at the University of Paudua.
* Barbaro family and Pope Paul V for Ermolao Barbaro (1548-1622), a champion of Venetian liberty from the Papacy, as an ambassador, patriarch and archbishop.

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