Oliviero Carafa

Religious Leader

1430 – 1511

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Who was Oliviero Carafa?

Oliviero Carafa was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was expected of a prince of the Church. In his career he set an example of conscientiousness for his contemporaries and mentored his relative, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV.

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Born
Mar 10, 1430
Rome
Also known as
  • Карафа, Оливьеро
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Jan 20, 1511
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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