Nikolaus Cardinal von Cusa †

Deceased

Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1400¹		Born
1436²	36.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Dec 1448	48.9	Elevated to Cardinal
3 Jan 1449	49.0	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
23 Mar 1450	50.2	Appointed	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
26 Apr 1450	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
12 Aug 1464	64.6	Died	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Nikolaus von Cusa
(VIAF: 89623095; WikiData: Q154751)
Nikolaus Cardinal von Cusa (born 1400, died 12 Aug 1464) Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}

Consistory - December 1448: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1455: Unable to Participate
Conclave - 1458: Unable to Participate

Event Place
Birth Place Cues, Archdiocese of Trier, Germany
Ordained Bishop San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Todi, Diocese of Todi
Buried Place (Original) San Pietro in Vincoli, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a priest for 28.6 years
a bishop for 14.2 years
a cardinal for 15.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Pope Nicholas V
(Tommaso Parentucelli †)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Pope Nicholas V
(Tommaso Parentucelli †)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Cues, Archdiocese of Trier, Germany
Ordained Bishop	San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Todi, Diocese of Todi
Buried Place (Original)	San Pietro in Vincoli, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 20 Dec 1448
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 119, Number 10,589
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 111
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1450, Number 6

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a priest for 28.6 years a bishop for 14.2 years a cardinal for 15.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Pope Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli †)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Pope Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli †)