Guarinus of Palestrina
Guarino Foscari (c. 1080 - 6 February 1158) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian canon regular and also the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina from December 1144 after his relative Pope Lucius II elevated him into the cardinalate.
Guarinus of Palestrina | |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | December 1144 |
| Term ended | 6 February 1158 |
| Predecessor | Étienne |
| Successor | Giulio |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1204 |
| Consecration | 1145 |
| Created cardinal | December 1114 by Pope Lucius II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guarino Foscari c. 1080 |
| Died | 6 February 1158 (aged 78) Palestrina, Papal States |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 6 February |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1159 by Pope Alexander III |
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He is better known as "Guarinus of Palestrina" and is noted for his charitable compassion for the poor of Palestrina.
Pope Alexander III canonized him as a saint of the Roman Catholic of Church in 1159.
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