Virgilio Rosario

Virgilio Rosario (1499 – 22 May 1559) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Virgilio Rosario was born in Spoleto in 1499. He became a doctor of both laws. He was ordained as a priest and became rector of a parish. He was consecrated as a bishop on 24 February 1555 in the Sistine Chapel by Cardinal Giovanni Michele Saraceni with Ascanio Ferrari, Bishop Emeritus of Montepeloso and Fabio Mirto Frangipani, Bishop of Caiazzo, serving as co-consecrators. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Simone Profeta on 24 March 1557. He was named Vicar General of Rome perpetuo in 1558, holding this position until his death. He was a member of the commission of four cardinals charged with judging the case of Cardinal Giovanni Morone.

He died suddenly in the Apostolic Palace in Rome on 22 May 1559. He was buried in Santa Maria sopra Minerva.