Juan Carvajal (cardinal)
Cardinal Juan Carvajal | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Bishop | |
| Church | Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1446-1469) |
| Diocese | Porto (1461-1469) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 16 December 1446 by Pope Eugene IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1400 Truxillo (Trujillo), Spain |
| Died | 6 December 1469 Rome |
| Buried | San Marcello al Corso, Rome |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | diplomat |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Education | Licenciate in Civil and Canon Law |
| Alma mater | Salamanca |
Juan Carvajal (Carvagial) (c. 1400 in Trujillo, Cáceres – 6 December 1469, in Rome) was a Spanish Cardinal. Though he began his career as a lawyer and judge in the papal administration, he spent most of his active life travelling as a diplomat in Germany and eastern Europe, attempting to arrange a crusade against the Ottoman Turks. He was particularly active in Bohemia and Hungary, where he also employed his powers to fight the Hussites. He was a mainstay in trying to preserve the institution of the Papacy from the Conciliarism of the Council of Basel.