Bernardino Lunati [SEP] position held
Bernardino Lunati
Bernardino Lunati (1452–1497) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography.
Bernardino Lunati was born in Pavia in 1452. Early in his career, he was a protonotary apostolic.
He obtained the patronage of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, who insisted that Lunati be made a cardinal. As such, Pope Alexander VI made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of September 20, 1493. He received the red hat and the "titulus" of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on September 23, 1493.
collaboration with the Brotherhood of San Bernardino reward every year since 1988 the best jeweler with the statuette of San Eligio. The San Eligio was given to Damiano Grassi, Lucinano Saoco, Dirce Repossi, Marco Moraglione, Silvio Valarelli, Daro Rota, Piero Lunati... This statuette aims to reward the artisans who help the city of Valenza building the reputation of Italian Capital Jewelry.
Twin towns.
- Rocca Imperiale, Italy