Agostino Valier (7 April 1531 – 23 May 1606) was an Italian Cardinal and Bishop of Verona.
Valier was born in Venice. His last name is also listed as Valeri and Valieri. Son of Alberto Valier and Lucia Navageri. Nephew of Cardinal Bernardo Navagero († 1565), on his mother's side. Uncle of Cardinal Pietro Valier († 1621)
Studied Greek, Latin, humanities, and philosophy under Lazzaro Bonamico in Venice. Later, studied theology, law and Hebrew at the Vatican Academy founded by Cardinal Carlo Borromeo. At University of Padua acquired the title of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law and Theology (1554).
He was public professor of Moral Philosophy in Venice from 1558.
Elected Bishop of Verona in 1565, he applied in his diocese the decrees of the Council of Trent and expanded the council's reforms, as apostolic visitor, to the dioceses of Istria, Dalmatia, Venice and Padua starting in 1579. HE was Prefect of the S.C. of the Index. Created Cardinal Priest in the consistory of 12 December 1583, received the red hat and the title of S. Marco in 1585. Did not participate in the conclave of 1585, which elected Pope Sixtus V. Participated in the first conclave of 1590, which elected Pope Urban VII. Participated in the second conclave of 1590, which elected Pope Gregory XIV. Participated in the conclave of 1591, which elected Pope Innocent IX. Participated in the conclave of 1592, which elected Pope Clement VIII. He was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1596 to 1597. Participated in the conclave of 1605, which elected Pope Leo XI. Participated in the conclave of 1605, which elected Pope Paul V.
Opted for the order of Cardinal Bishops and the suburbicarian see of Palestrina (1 June 1605).
Called to Rome, he was ascribed to the SS. CC. of the Holy Office and the Index and named Examiner of Bishops; to help him in the government of the see of Verona, his nephew Alberto Valier, bishop of Famagusta, was named his coadjutor with right of succession.
He died on 23 May 1606 in Rome. Buried temporarily in his former title, S. Marco; transferred to Verona and buried in its cathedral.[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.