Giovanni Mincio da Morrovalle

Giovanni Minio or Mincio, of Morrovalle or Murrovale (died August 1312) was an Italian Franciscan who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor,^[1] cardinal-bishop of Porto (1302), Protector of the Order of Friars Minors (1307) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1311).^[2]

Giovanni Mincio da Morrovalle

Giovanni Mincio may also refer to antipope Benedict X

According to Giorgio Vasari, it was Mincio who commissioned Giotto for his frescoes of Francis of Assisi.^[3]

Notes

1. Noel Muscat, O.F.M. "History of the Franciscan Movement (3)". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
2. Salvador Miranda, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 15, 1302 Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian).

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Raymond de Gaufredi	Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor 1296–1304	Succeeded by Gonsalvus Hispanus