Jerome Aleander

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Jerome Aleander was a 16th-century Italian cardinal, humanist scholar, and papal diplomat known for his role in opposing Martin Luther during the early Reformation.

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instanceOf 16th-century Italian person
Renaissance humanist
cardinal
humanist scholar
papal diplomat
theologian
birthDate 1480
birthPlace Motta di Livenza NERFINISHED
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
deathDate 1542
deathPlace Rome
educatedAt University of Padua NERFINISHED
era Reformation NERFINISHED
Renaissance
ethnicGroup Italian
fieldOfWork classical philology
diplomacy
theology
givenName Girolamo NERFINISHED
languageSpoken German
Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
movement Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED
nameInItalian Girolamo Aleandro NERFINISHED
nameInLatin Hieronymus Aleander NERFINISHED
notableEvent advocated condemnation of Luther’s writings
helped draft the Edict of Worms
notableFor early Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation
opposition to Martin Luther
role at the Diet of Worms
occupation cardinal
diplomat
philologist
scholar
opposed Martin Luther NERFINISHED
participatedIn Diet of Worms NERFINISHED
positionHeld cardinal-priest
papal legate
papal nuncio
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
supported Pope Adrian VI NERFINISHED
Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED
Pope Leo X NERFINISHED
workLocation France
Germany
Rome

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Aleander, papal nuncio alsoKnownAs Jerome Aleander