Francesco Barbaro (Patriarch of Aquileia)
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Francesco Barbaro was a Venetian diplomat and an Italian Catholic bishop
He was the great-grandson of Francesco Barbaro
and son of Marcantonio Barbaro
. From 1578 to 1581 he was ambassador at the court of Savoy
. He served as Ambassador to Florence in 1585.
When the Patriarch of Aquileia
, Giovanni Grimani, asked Pope Sixtus V for an assistant, the Pope chose Francisco Barbaro for his experience in politics and diplomacy. On October 17, 1585, Barbaro was consecrated as the titular
Archbishop of Tyre
. On 3 October 1593, Grimani died and Francesco Barbaro was officially named to replace him, as Patriarch of Aquileia.
In 1595 Barbaro opened the diocesan synod in the Castello di San Daniele. This synod was marked by conflict between the canons of Udine
and Cividale over which of two locations was the most important. Barbaro decided that precedent supported Udine; the clerics of Cividale protested.
In the same year Francesco asked Pope Clement VIII to appoint his younger brother Ermolao Barbaro as his coadjutor. On February 12, 1596 the Pope appointed Ermolao Barbaro as archbishop of Tyre.
Francesco supported the Roman Rite of Pius V over the older Aquileian Rite
. He persuaded Udine to adopt the Roman Rite at the provincial synod held on October 19–27, 1596. Barbaro did the same on 11 May 1600 at the provincial synod of Cividale and in 23 June 1602 with that of Gorizia
.
Patriarch Francesco had a new Patriarchal Palace built in Udine and a new seminary for clerics. Until that time the residence of the patriarchs had been on top of the hill, but as the Republic of Venice wanted to build a fortress there. Statues of the previous Patriarchs were set up in the new building and Barbaro donated his personal library. He is buried in the church of Sant 'Antonio Abate di Udine, along with his brother who succeeded him to lead the Patriarchate under the name of Ermolao Barbaro II.
He was the great-grandson of Francesco Barbaro
Francesco Barbaro
Francesco Barbaro was an Italian politician, diplomat, and humanist from Venice, a member of the patrician Barbaro family. He is interred in the Church of the Frari, Venice.- Family :...
and son of Marcantonio Barbaro
Marcantonio Barbaro
Marcantonio Barbaro was an Italian diplomat of the Republic of Venice.-Family:He was born in Venice into the aristocratic Barbaro family...
. From 1578 to 1581 he was ambassador at the court of Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
. He served as Ambassador to Florence in 1585.
When the Patriarch of Aquileia
Patriarch of Aquileia
The Patriarch of Aquileia was an office in the Roman Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages the Patriarchate of Aquileia was a temporal state in Northern Italy. The Patriarchate of Aquileia as a church office was suppressed in 1752....
, Giovanni Grimani, asked Pope Sixtus V for an assistant, the Pope chose Francisco Barbaro for his experience in politics and diplomacy. On October 17, 1585, Barbaro was consecrated as the titular
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
Archbishop of Tyre
Archbishop of Tyre
The Archbishop of Tyre was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the Crusades and was established to serve the Roman Catholic members of the diocese....
. On 3 October 1593, Grimani died and Francesco Barbaro was officially named to replace him, as Patriarch of Aquileia.
In 1595 Barbaro opened the diocesan synod in the Castello di San Daniele. This synod was marked by conflict between the canons of Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
and Cividale over which of two locations was the most important. Barbaro decided that precedent supported Udine; the clerics of Cividale protested.
In the same year Francesco asked Pope Clement VIII to appoint his younger brother Ermolao Barbaro as his coadjutor. On February 12, 1596 the Pope appointed Ermolao Barbaro as archbishop of Tyre.
Francesco supported the Roman Rite of Pius V over the older Aquileian Rite
Aquileian Rite
The Aquileian Rite was a particular liturgical tradition within the schismatical province of the ancient patriarchal see of Aquileia.-History:...
. He persuaded Udine to adopt the Roman Rite at the provincial synod held on October 19–27, 1596. Barbaro did the same on 11 May 1600 at the provincial synod of Cividale and in 23 June 1602 with that of Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
.
Patriarch Francesco had a new Patriarchal Palace built in Udine and a new seminary for clerics. Until that time the residence of the patriarchs had been on top of the hill, but as the Republic of Venice wanted to build a fortress there. Statues of the previous Patriarchs were set up in the new building and Barbaro donated his personal library. He is buried in the church of Sant 'Antonio Abate di Udine, along with his brother who succeeded him to lead the Patriarchate under the name of Ermolao Barbaro II.
Sources
- Giuseppe Cappelletti , Le chiese d'Italia della loro origine sino ai nostri giorni , Vol. VIII, Venezia, 1851
- Peruzzo Armando , L'opera pastorale di Mons. Francesco Barbaro, patriarca d'Aquileia (1585–1616) , Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Roma, 1949
- Giuseppe Trebbi , Francesco Barbaro: patrizio Veneto e patriarca di Aquileia , Udine, Casamassima, 1984
- Giuseppe Trebbi , Il Friuli dal 1420 al 1797: la storia politica e sociale , Udine, Casamassima, 1998