Giles of Viterbo
Giles Antonini, O.E.S.A. | |
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| Cardinal Priest of San Marcello al Corso | |
Cardinal Bishop Giles of Viterbo, 17th-century fresco in the Priori Palace, Viterbo, Italy. | |
| Province | Holy See |
| Diocese | Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania |
| Installed | 2 December 1523 |
| Term ended | 12 November 1532 |
| Predecessor | Ottaviano Visconti Riario |
| Successor | Giampietro Grassi |
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| Ordination | c. 1495 |
| Consecration | December 1523 |
| Created cardinal | 1 July 1517 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Born | unknown 1472 |
| Died | November 12, 1532 (aged 59–60) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Basilica of Sant'Agostino, Rome, Italy |
| Parents | Lorenzo Antonini & Maria del Testa |
Giles Antonini O.E.S.A. commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (Latin: Ægidius Viterbensis, Italian: Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian friar, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal, a reforming theologian, orator, humanist and poet. He was born in Viterbo and died in Rome.