- Angelo Acciaioli I
Angelo Acciaioli I (1298 in
Florence – October 4, 1357 inNaples ) was an ItalianCatholic bishop . He was a famous Florentine ofAcciaioli , the son of Monte, the grandson ofThomas Acciaiuoli .Angelo was a
bishop of Aquila from 1328 to 1342. From there he transferred toFlorence . He was then a Dominican friar, thebishop of Florence from 1342 to 1355, the successor to Francesco Silvestri. He then transferred asbishop of Montecassino in 1355 to be closer to his new residence in Naples, where he lived for fourteen years. In 1355 he was doing administrative duties of adiocese to its vicars, among themJames Passavanti .At the beginning of his
episcopate he was at the head of a group of plotters against the tyrannicalDuke of Athens and dominated the city for a few years after his expulsion. He was head of theBalia Fourteen from July 1343. He was also a diplomat who was sent three times by theFlorentine Republic as papal legate to the court ofAvignon in 1344, 1348 and 1351. In 1345 he celebrated a diocesan synod, the oldest in Florence that has been documented. His successors in Florence were his brothers Francis Acciaiuoli, Martinaccio Acciaiuoli, Dardano, Alamanno,John, Bishop of Cesena , and Lina. By 1383 the see of Florence had ascended to another family memberAngelo Acciaioli II , sometimes called Angelo Acciaoli junior.Despite residing in Florence he never interrupted keeping in contact with the officials at the
Kingdom of Naples . In 1349 he was appointed Registrar and Chancellor of the kingdom by King Ludwig ofAragon and Queen Giovanna Parthenopean. Also in 1349 under his leadership he started Studio Fiorentino, the nucleus of theUniversity of Florence .He together with his cousin
Niccolò Acciaioli were the founders of theCertosa di Firenze . It was a big ambitious project which had laid the foundation of the family fortune.References
*"The Florentine church", Archbishop Curia, Florence 1970.
*Pompeo Litta, "Acciaioli di Firenze," in Famiglie Celebri Italiane, 1830-45.
*cite book|last=Setton|first=Kenneth M.|title=Catalan Domination of Athens 1311–1380|publisher=Variorum|location=London|year=1975
*Curzio Ugurgieri della Berardenga, "Gli Acciaioli di Firenze nella Luce de' Loro Tempi", Leo Olschki, 1962.
*The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the History of the Catholic Church, New York 1913, p. 96; By Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace
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