Matthieu Cointerel
| His Eminence Matthieu Cointerel | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio | |
 | |
| Installed | 9 January 1584 |
| Term ended | 29 December 1585 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1519 Morannes, France |
| Died |
29 December 1585 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Matthieu Cointerel (Morannes[1] 1519 – 29 November 1585) also known as Matteo Contarelli, was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Matthieu Cointerel was born in Mérannes, Anjou in 1519, the son of Hilaire Contarelli, a blacksmith, and Guyone Viuan.[2] He studied with a maternal uncle in Angers (his uncle was a canon of the cathedral chapter of Angers Cathedral) and later at the University of Angers.[2]
During his time in Angers, he met a foreign prince who invited him to go to travel to Italy with him.[2] In Venice, he fell ill.[2] Through his doctor, he met his doctor's brother, Ugo Boncompagni, a professor of law at the University of Bologna who later became Pope Gregory XIII.[2] Through Ugo Boncompagni, Cointerel gained a position in the household of Boncompagni's colleague Andrea de Boni.[2] Shortly after Cointerel entered Boni's household, Boni was called to Rome by Pope Paul III and Cointerel moved to Rome with him.[2] At that time, Boni became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[2] Boni was also a participant in the Council of Trent and Cointerel accompanied him there.[2] Cointerel later became a datary of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este in the Kingdom of France, and later to Cardinal Michele Bonelli in Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the Kingdom of France.[2] Then, the pope appointed him to the Apostolic Camera, a post that he resigned sometime before 1 June 1573.[2] On 1 June 1573, Pope Gregory XIII named Cointerel his datary, and then on 1 June 1573 made him a canon of St. Peter's Basilica.[2]
As a priest, Cointerel was incardinated in the see of Le Mans.[2]
Pope Gregory XIII made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 12 December 1583.[2] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio of 9 January 1584.[2] The pope also named him Prefect of the Secretariat of Apostolic Briefs.[2] He later participated in the papal conclave of 1585 that elected Pope Sixtus V.[2]
He died in Rome on 29 November 1585.[2] He was buried in San Luigi dei Francesi.[2]
References
- ↑ Répertoire historique et archéologique de l'Anjou Page 138 Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts d'Angers. Commission archéologique de Maine et Loire - 1861 "Matthieu Cointerel est-il né à Morannes? telle est la question que l'on est en droit de se poser en présence de la divergence des auteurs. Claude Ménard affirme qu'il y naquit , et c'est également l'opinion de Frizon dans la Gallia purpurata."
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church