About Juan de Cervantes
Lived 1380 – 1453 (aged 72–73). Juan de Cervantes was a catholic priest.
Juan de Cervantes (c. 1380 or 1382 in Seville, Spain – 25 November 1453, buried in Seville Cathedral ) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Cervantes studied at the University of Salamanca and obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law and a magister in theology.
During the reign of Pope Eugene IV, Cervantes was active at the Council of Basel, eventually backing the Pope against the majority of the council's fathers.
He is buried in the Sepulcher of Cardinal Juan de Cervantes in the Seville Cathedral. His tomb was sculpted by Lorenzo Mercadante, which was finished around 1458.
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Who was Juan de Cervantes?
Catholic cardinal
When was Juan de Cervantes born?
Juan de Cervantes was born in 1380 in Lora del Río.
When did Juan de Cervantes die?
Juan de Cervantes died on 25 November 1453 in Seville.
What was Juan de Cervantes's occupation?
Juan de Cervantes was a catholic priest.
What nationality was Juan de Cervantes?
Juan de Cervantes's recorded nationality: Crown of Castile.
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