Flavio Orsini (born 1532 in Rome in Italy, died 16th May 1581 in Pozzuoli near Naples) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Template:C16YearInTopic Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Map of Italy with the Region of Latium Coordinates: Region Latium Province Province of Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496,1 sq mi)  - Urban 5,352 km² (2,066,4 sq mi) Elevation 37 m  (121,4 ft) Population    - City (2006[1... (Redirected from 16th May) May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Pozzuoli (pop. ... Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September... The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for hinge and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ...

He became bishop of Muro, and later moved to Spoleto. He took part in the Roman Curia. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Spoleto (Latin: Spoletium), 42°44′ N 12°44′ E, an ancient town in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria, at 385 meters (1391 ft) above sea-level on a foothill of the Apennines. ... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ...

He was made a cadinal on the 12th March 1565 by Pope Pius IV. (Redirected from 12th March) March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... Pius IV, né Giovanni Angelo Medici (March 31, 1499 - December 9, 1565), pope from 1559 to 1565, was born of humble parentage in Milan. ...

He was part of the Orsini family which gave the Catholic Church a number of Popes and Cardinals: Popes Celestine III (1191-1198), Nicolas III (1277-1280) and Benedict XIII (1724-1730); and cardinals Matteo Rosso Orsini (1262); Latino Orsini (1278), Giordano Orsini (1278), Napoleone Orsini Frangipani (1288), Francesco Napoleone Orsini (1295), Gian Gaetano Orsini (1316), Matteo Orsini O.P., (1327), Rinaldo Orsini (1350), Giacomo Orsini (1371), Poncello Orsini (1378), Tommaso Orsini (1382/85), Giordano Orsini (1405), Latino Orsini (1448), Cosma Orsini (1480), Giambattista Orsini (1483), Franciotto Orsini (1517), Alessandro Orsini (1615), Virginio Orsini (1641), and Domenico Orsini d'Aragona (1743). The Orsini family was a powerful noble family in medieval and renaissance Rome, supplying three popes and many other leaders, and fighting with their rivals, the Colonna family, for influence. ... Celestine III, né Giacinto Bobone Orsini ( 1106 - January 8, 1198), was Pope from 1191 to 1198. ... For Pedro de Luna, see Antipope Benedict XIII. Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francesco Orsini, and later in religion Vincenzo Maria Orsini (Gravina di Puglia, February 2, 1649 - February 23, 1730) was pope from 1724 to 1730. ... The Order of Preachers (Ordo Praedicatorum), more commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic religious order. ...