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Francisco de Vitoria (bishop)
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Don Fray Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1540 - 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1578–1592).[1][2][3]
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Biography
Francisco de Vitoria attended Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcaláwas (Modern name Complutense University of Madrid).[4] He was ordained as a priest in the Order of Preachers.[5] On 13 January 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Córdoba.[1][5] On 18 November 1578, he was consecrated bishop.[5] He served as Bishop of Córdoba until his death in 1592.[5]
Family
De Vitoria's family was of Jewish heritage and his father, Duarte Nunez, was a New Christian.[6] He was the brother of Abraham Curiel and the paternal uncle of Jacob Curiel.[7]
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