Silvestro de' Gigli, of Lucca, was a Late Middle Ages and High Renaissance Bishop of Worcester, the second of four Italian absentees to hold the see before the Reformation.[1]
Silvestro de' Gigli
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| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Appointed | 24 December 1498 |
| Term ended | 16 April 1521 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni de' Gigli |
| Successor | Geronimo De Ghinucci |
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| Consecration | c. 6 April 1499 |
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| Died | 16 April 1521 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
He succeeded his uncle, Giovanni de' Gigli, was nominated on 24 December 1498 and consecrated about 6 April 1499.[2] He was implicated but never charged in the 1514 murder by poison of Cardinal and Archbishop of York Christopher Bainbridge.[3] He died on 16 April 1521.[2] The position was then held by Giulio de' Medici, the Cardinal protector of England.[1]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Worcester 1498–1521 |
Succeeded by |
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