Alessandro Geraldini
Most Reverend Alessandro Geraldini | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Santo Domingo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santo Domingo |
| In office | 1516–1524 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Garcia de Padilla |
| Successor | Luis de Figueroa |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1496-1516) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1496 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1455 |
| Died | March 8, 1524 (age 69) Santo Domingo |
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Alessandro Geraldini (also Gerardini or Gueraldini; 1455 – March 8, 1524) was a Renaissance humanist scholar at the Spanish court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He is known for his support of Christopher Columbus. He served as tutor to the royal children and later accompanied the Infanta Catharine of Aragon to England, as her confessor. He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1496-1516); and in 1519, at 64 years of age, he traveled to the Spanish settlements in the New World, and became Bishop of Santo Domingo (1516-1524).