Stefano Usodimare Explained

Stefano Usodimare (died 1557) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1553 to 1557.

Biography

Usodimare was from Genoa, the son of a Spanish family.[1] At the Dominican chapter of 1553, he was the preferred candidate of Pope Julius III, and was elected master. Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal in 1557. He died later in 1557.

References

  1. http://www.domcentral.org/study/ashley/dominicans/ashdom05.htm Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 5