Giovanni Barbavara

Giovanni (Michele) Barbavara (died 1460) was a Roman Catholic prelate, and member of a noble Novara family. He was closely related to Francesco Barbavara who was the chancellor to the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti. He was the brother of Marcolino Barbavara, who was the Milanese ambassador to Rome, Francesco Barbavara II and Pietro Barbavara, apostolic protonotary. Another close relative was Antonio Barbavara the Abbot of the Abbey of Saints Nazario and Celso and the alleged author of the world famous Voynich cipher manuscript, in the opinion of Mark Knowles(which Bishop Giovanni may also have been involved with writing). In the village of Villareale, east of Cassolnovo, where his family had a castle, there is a road named after him. He reportedly attended the Papal Council of Basel. He was a teacher in the University of Pavia from (1429-1434) and later he served as Bishop of Como (1435–1437) and Bishop of Tortona (1437–1460).[1][2]

Most Reverend Giovanni Barbavara
Bishop of Tortona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tortona
In office	1437–1460
Predecessor	Enrico Rampini
Successor	Michele Marliani
Personal details
Died	1460 Tortona, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Como (1435–1437)

Biography

On 13 June 1435, Giovanni Barbavara, the son of Giacomo Barbavara, was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Como.[1][2] On 6 March 1437, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Tortona.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Tortona until his death in 1460.[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 140. Barbavara was a cleric of the diocese of Novara. He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure ('Doctor of Canon and Civil Law'). He was transferred to the diocese of Tortona (suffragan of Milan) on 6 March 1437. Eubel, II, p. 140, with note 1. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovanni Barbavara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Como". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Como (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tortona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tortona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}