- García de Loaisa
Garcia de Loaisa (b. in
Talavera , Spain, c. 1479; d. atMadrid ,21 April 1546 ) was a SpanishArchbishop of Seville and Cardinal.Life
His parents were nobles; at a very early age he entered the Dominican convent at
Salamanca . Its severe discipline, however, affected his delicate constitution and he was transferred to the convent of St. Paul inPeñafiel where he was professed in 1495.On the completion of his studies in
Alcala , and later atSt. Gregory's College, Valladolid , he taught philosophy and theology. About the same time he was appointed regent of studies and for two terms filled the office of rector in St. Gregory's College. In 1518 he represented his province at the general chapter held at Rome where his accomplishments, judgment and piety secured for him by unanimous vote the generalship of the order in succession toCardinal Cajetan .After visiting the Dominican houses in
Sicily and other countries, he returned to Spain. Here he made the acquaintance ofCharles V of Spain who, recognizing in him a man of more than ordinary ability, chose him for his confessor and later, with papal sanction, offered him theSee of Osma , for which he was consecrated in 1524. Subsequently he held several offices of considerable political importance. In 1530Pope Clement VII created him cardinal and transferred him to theSee of Siguenza . The following year he was made Archbishop of Seville, andCommissary-General of the Inquisition .G. Haine found, in the royal library at
Simancas , Garcia's letters to Charles V written in the years 1530-32. They contain information of importance for the history of theProtestant Reformation as well as for the religious and political history of Spain during that period. They manifest, moreover, the accomplishments of the author, the honour in which he was held and the unlimited confidence the emperor placed in him. His writings are limited to a few pastoral letters.External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09316c.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" article]
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