Jerome Aleander

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Jerome Aleander was a 16th-century Italian cardinal, humanist scholar, and papal diplomat known for his role in opposing Martin Luther during the early Reformation.

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instanceOf 16th-century Italian person
Renaissance humanist
cardinal
humanist scholar
papal diplomat
theologian
birthDate 1480
birthPlace Motta di Livenza
Republic of Venice
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
deathDate 1542
deathPlace Rome
educatedAt University of Padua
era Reformation
Renaissance
ethnicGroup Italian
fieldOfWork classical philology
diplomacy
theology
givenName Girolamo
languageSpoken German
Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
movement Renaissance humanism
nameInItalian Girolamo Aleandro
nameInLatin Hieronymus Aleander
notableEvent advocated condemnation of Luther’s writings
helped draft the Edict of Worms
notableFor early Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation
opposition to Martin Luther
role at the Diet of Worms
occupation cardinal
diplomat
philologist
scholar
opposed Martin Luther
participatedIn Diet of Worms
positionHeld cardinal-priest
papal legate
papal nuncio
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
supported Pope Adrian VI
Pope Clement VII
Pope Leo X
workLocation France
Germany
Rome

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Aleander, papal nuncio alsoKnownAs Jerome Aleander