Martín de León Cárdenas

Martín de León Cárdenas, O.S.A. (1585 – 15 November 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Palermo (1650–1655),[1] Bishop of Pozzuoli (1631–1650),[2] and Bishop of Trivento (1630–1631).[3]

Most Reverend

Martín de León Cárdenas
Archbishop of Palermo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Palermo
In office1650–1655
PredecessorFernando Andrade Castro
SuccessorPietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio
Orders
Consecration20 May 1630
by Laudivio Zacchia
Personal details
Born1585
Archidona, Spain
Died15 November 1655 (age 70)
Palermo, Italy
Previous postBishop of Trivento (1630–1631)
Bishop of Pozzuoli (1631–1650)

Biography

Martín de León Cárdenas was born in Archidona, Spain in 1585 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[4][5] On 13 May 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Trivento.[3][4] On 20 May 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli.[4] On 7 April 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pozzuoli.[2][4] On 27 August 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Palermo.[1][4] He served as Archbishop of Palermo until his death on 15 November 1655.[1][4]

Between 1608 and 1615 Cárdenas wrote a picaresque novel, The Orphan's Story, describing a young boy's travels in the Spanish Empire, with locations including Lima, Potosi, Puerto Rico and Cadiz, and accounts of Sir Francis Drake's attack on Puerto Rico and the sacking of Cádiz. The Puerto Rico account includes a letter from one of the generals who fought Drake there.[6] Cardenas arranged for the novel's publication in 1621 under the nom de plume of Andrés de León, but it remained unpublished, and the manuscript was only rediscovered in 1965.[6]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 272. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 289. (in Latin)
  3. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 345. (in Latin)
  4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Martín de León Cárdenas, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  5. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Martín de León y Cárdenas, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  6. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/02/novel-lost-for-400-years-sheds-light-on-spains-imperial-heights
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Girolamo Costanzo		 Bishop of Trivento
1630–1631		 Succeeded by
Carolus Scaglia
Preceded by
Lorenzo Monzonís Galatina		 Bishop of Pozzuoli
1631–1650		 Succeeded by
Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania
Preceded by
Fernando Andrade Castro		 Archbishop of Palermo
1650–1655		 Succeeded by
Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio


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