Most Reverend Cornelio Musso | |
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| Bishop of Bitonto | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bitonto |
| In office | 1544–1574 |
| Predecessor | Alessandro Farnese (iuniore) |
| Successor | Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bertinoro (1541–1544) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1511 |
| Died | 13 Jan 1574 (age 63) |
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Cornelio Musso (or Cornelius) (1511–1574) was an Italian Friar Minor Conventual, Bishop of Bitonto (1544–1574), Bishop of Bertinoro (1541–1544),[1] and prominent at the Council of Trent. He was, perhaps, the most renowned orator of his day, styled the "Italian Demosthenes". Returning to ancient patristic models, he raised the homily to a high form of perfection.
- ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 138–139. (in Latin)