# Berardo Eroli

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Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

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[Coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) of Cardinal Berardo Eroli

**Berardo Eroli** (1409–1479) (called the **Cardinal of Spoleto**) was an Italian [Roman Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) [bishop](/source/Bishops_in_the_Catholic_Church) and [cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)).

## Biography

Berardo Eroli was born in [Narni](/source/Narni) in 1409.[1] He was from an otherwise obscure family.[1] He studied at [Rome](/source/Rome), becoming a [doctor of both laws](/source/Doctor_of_both_laws).[1]

He was made a [Referendary](/source/Referendary) by [Pope Nicholas V](/source/Pope_Nicholas_V), who admitted him to the [Apostolic Palace](/source/Apostolic_Palace).[1] Nicholas later made him [auditor](/source/Auditor_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Roman Rota](/source/Roman_Rota).[1]

He was elected [Bishop of Spoleto](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Spoleto-Norcia) on 13 November 1448.[1] He served as [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of Rome during the pontificates of Pope Nicholas V and [Pope Callixtus III](/source/Pope_Callixtus_III).[1] He later became a [regent](/source/Regent) of the [Apostolic Chancellery](/source/Chancery_of_Apostolic_Briefs).[1]

In the [consistory](/source/Papal_consistory) celebrated in [Siena](/source/Siena) on 5 March 1460, [Pope Pius II](/source/Pope_Pius_II) made him a [cardinal priest](/source/Cardinal_priest).[1] He received the [red hat](/source/Galero) on 8 March 1460 and the [titular church](/source/Titular_church) of [Santa Sabina](/source/Santa_Sabina) on 19 March 1460.[1]

He was appointed [legate *a latere*](/source/Papal_legate#Legatus_a_Latere) to [Perugia](/source/Perugia), leaving for the city on 27 August 1462.[1] He rejoined Pope Pius II at [Terni](/source/Terni) in June 1464 and accompanied the pope to [Ancona](/source/Ancona).[1] He did not participate in the [papal conclave of 1464](/source/1464_papal_conclave) that elected [Pope Paul II](/source/Pope_Paul_II).[1]

In August 1465, Eroli, along with Cardinals Basilios Bessarion and [Juan Carvajal](/source/Juan_Carvajal_(cardinal)) was part of a commission sent to the [Kingdom of Bohemia](/source/Kingdom_of_Bohemia) to regulate its affairs.[1]

On 3 January 1466 he was elected [Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals](/source/List_of_Camerlengos_of_the_Sacred_College_of_Cardinals).[1] He was reelected to a second term on 24 January 1467.[1]

He participated in the [papal conclave of 1471](/source/1471_papal_conclave) that elected [Pope Sixtus IV](/source/Pope_Sixtus_IV).[1] He opted to become a [cardinal bishop](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)), receiving the [suburbicarian see of Sabina](/source/Roman_Catholic_Suburbicarian_Diocese_of_Sabina%E2%80%93Poggio_Mirteto) on 23 May 1474.[1] He again served as Vicar of Rome in 1475.[1]

He died in Rome on 2 April 1479.[1] He is buried in [St. Peter's Basilica](/source/St._Peter's_Basilica).[1]

## References

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Catholic Church titles Preceded by Guillaume d'Estouteville Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1466 Succeeded by Basilios Bessarion Preceded by Guillaume d'Estouteville Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1474 Succeeded by Bartolomeo Roverella

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