Tommaso Badia

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Tommaso Badia (1483 - September 6, 1547) was an Italian Dominican cardinal.[1]

Badia was born in Modena.

He contributed to establishment of the Jesuits. He was theological advisor of cardinal Gasparo Contarini. He was disputant in Worms 1540 and Regensburg 1541. He was promoted cardinal by Pope Paul III on June 2, 1542, but did not accept the offer to be bishop of Urbino at the same time.

He died in Rome in 1547.

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  1. ^ Tommaso Badia - Catholic Encyclopedia article

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