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Francesco Argentino ( c. 1450 – 23 August 1511) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Francesco Argentino was born in Venice c. 1450. [1] His father was a poor man from Strasbourg (he took the surname "Argentino" because in Latin, "Strasbourg" is Argentinensis) and a Venetian woman. [1] Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice, arranged for Argentino to study at the University of Padua, where the young man obtained a doctorate in law. [1]
After completing his degree, he returned to Venice to practice law. [1] Cardinal Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (the future Pope Leo X) was exiled in Venice at that time, allowing Argentino to meet him. [1] Thanks to the cardinal, he obtained a canonicate in the collegiate Chapter of St Mark's Basilica. [2] In 1494, he became the pastor of Salzano. [1]
He then traveled to Rome, where he gained the confidence of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (the future Pope Julius II). [1] On 24 August 1506 he was elected Bishop of Concordia; he occupied that see until his death. [1] When he became pope, Julius II made Bishop Argentino his Datary. [1]
Pope Julius II made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 10 March 1511. [1] He received the red hat on 13 March 1511, and the titular church of the Basilica di San Clemente on 17 March 1511. [1] He died in Rome on 23 August 1511. [1] He was buried in Concordia Cathedral. [1]