Pope Eugene III (1145–1153) created sixteen cardinals in nine consistories:Reconstruction based on Horn, pp. 184–188; cfr. Zenker, pp. 224-225; Brixius, pp. 53-57

Consistories

9 March 1145

Pietro — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, † after 1148

21 September 1145

Guido de Crema — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico, cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (14 March 1158), Antipope Paschalis III (22 April 1164), † 20 September 1168

25 February 1149

Grecus — cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco, † 30 August 1149

16 December 1149

Nicholas Breakspeare, C.R.St.-Ruf — cardinal-bishop of Albano, Pope Hadrian IV (4 December 1154), † 1 September 1159

22 September 1150

Rolando of Siena — cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano, cardinal-priest of S. Marco (2 March 1151), Pope Alexander III (7 September 1159), † 30 August 1181 Giovanni Gaderisio, Can.Reg. — cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco, cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (14 March 1158), † April 1182

2 March 1151

Gerard — cardinal-priest of S. Stefano in Celiomonte, † 1158 Cencio de Gregorio — cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, then cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (21 February 1152) and cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (April 1154), † 1157

21 December 1151

Hugo, O.Cist. — cardinal-bishop of Ostia, † 1 December 1158

21 February 1152

Giovanni da Sutri — cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, † 1180 Enrico Pisano, O.Cist. — cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, † 1166 Gerard de Namur — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (19 December 1152), † 1155 Ottone da Brescia — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (19 December 1152), † 1174

23 May 1152

Giovanni Morrone — cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino, † ca. 1167/68 Bernard de Rennes, O.Cist. — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (19 December 1152), † 1 May 1154 Ildebrando Grassi, Can.Reg. — cardinal-deacon of the Holy Roman Church, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (19 December 1152), cardinal-priest of SS. XII Apostoli (21 December 1156), † 8 November 1178.

"Presumed cardinals" The following other persons are also listed as cardinals created by Eugene III,Full list on The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church by Salvador Miranda; retrieved on 25 September 2009 but they should be excluded from that list because they were never promoted to the cardinalate or are confused with another cardinals ("presumed cardinals"):About the "presumed cardinals" in general see A. Paravicini Bagliani: Cardinali di curia e "familiae" cardinalizie dal 1227 al 1254, Padova 1972, p. 519 ff. and Elfriede Kartusch, Das Kardinalskollegium in der Zeit von 1181-1227, Wien 1948, p. 428-438. After the publications of Hierarchia Catholica by Konrad Eubel (1st edition in 1898) and of the dissertation of Brixius (1910, printed in 1912), it is generally accepted that for 12th and 13th centuries the cardinals listed in the older literature (e.g. A. Ciacconius, Vitæ, et res gestæ Pontificvm Romanorum et S. R. E. Cardinalivm, ed. A. Oldoini, Rome 1677; or Lorenzo Cardella, Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome 1792), who did not subscribe any papal bulls, should be eliminated from the catalogs of cardinals, unless other contemporary sources attest their promotion. Brixius, p. 40–60, identified only three such cardinals promoted between 1130 and 1159, one of them (Bernardo of Pisa, future Pope Eugene III) probably erroneously, cf. Horn, pp. 42-45.

Name Alleged cardinalate NotesGuyCardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico 1145–ca.1159He is the same as Guido di Crema, future Antipope Paschalis IIIBrixius, p. 108.Rainiero MarescottiCardinal-deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco in 1145This cardinal appears only in the falsehoods of the 16th centuryH. Tillmann: Ricerche sull’origine dei membri del collegio cardinalizio nel XII secolo, Rivista di storia della chiesa in Italia, XXIV, 1970, p. 450–452.BercarcoCardinal-deacon in 1145He subscribed a bull on 14 March 1145Jaffé, p. 20: Bercharchus but this is certainly the same person as cardinal-deacon Berardo created by Lucius II,cf. Brixius, p. 51 no. 1; Zenker, p. 184 no. 151. whose name has been corrupted on some copies of this bullThe edition by Migne, col. 1015-1017, has signature Berardus, diac. card. sanctae Rom. Ecclesiae ss.GuidoCardinal-deacon in 1145Guido S.R.E. diaconus card. subscribed papal bulls between 14 March and 12 May 1145, but he is the same as Guido de Castro Ficeclo, created by Innocent II, not a separate individual Cf. Luchesius Spätling, Kardinal Guido und seine Legation in Böhmen-Märe, in: Mitteilungen des Instituts für österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Universitäts Wien Institut für Geschichtsforschung und Archivwissenschaft in Wien, 1958, pp. 306–330Bernard, O.S.B.Cas.Cardinal-priest in 1146He did not subscribe any papal bullsJaffé, p. 20–21. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III. Even Cardella, p. 67, questions the existence of this cardinalGregorioCardinal-deacon 1146–1153He did not subscribe any papal bullsJaffé, p. 20–21, 89–90. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III.GuidoCardinal-bishop of Ostia 1148/49–1150He is the same as Guido de Summa, who was created cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso by Celestine II in 1143; Eugene III promoted him to cardinal-bishop of Ostia in 1149The evidence confirming this identification by Brixius, p. 97–98GiovanniCardinal-priest of S. Marco 1149–1151He did not subscribe any papal bulls.Jaffé, p. 20. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III The title of S. Marco was occupied by Gilberto from 1143 until 1150 and then by Rolando from March 1151.Zenker, p. 85; Brixius, p. 138.Galfroy, bishop of St.Asaph 1152–1154Cardinal-deacon 1149–ca.1175He did not subscribe any papal bullsJaffé, p. 20–21 and the great majority of the sources doubt or ignore his alleged promotion to the cardinalateThe Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church by Salvador Miranda; retrieved on 25 September 2009. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III.GualterioCardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico 1149–1155The existence of this cardinal is not possible at that time because the deaconry of S. Maria in Portico was occupied by Guido di Crema from 1145 until 1158Brixius, p. 143; Zenker, p. 168; cf. Jaffé, p. 20–21, 89–90, 102–103.Sylvester, O.S.B., abbot of SubiacoCardinal-priest or deacon in 1150Neither the cardinal nor the abbot of Subiaco with this name is attested at that time.Jaffé, p. 20–21; Placido Lugano, L'Italia benedictina, Rome 1929, p. 146 Apparently he is confused with Simone Borelli, abbot of Subiaco 1149/52–1183/84,Placido Lugano, L'Italia benedictina, Rome 1929, p. 146 created cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica by Hadrian IVBrixius, p. 59-60 no. 11; Zenker, p. 140–141 no. 113.Jean, O.S.B.Clun.Cardinal-deacon in 1150He did not subscribe any papal bullsJaffé, p. 20–21. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene IIIArdizzone, bishop of CumaCardinal-priest in 1150Bishop Ardicius of Cuma is well attested at that time but there is no evidence that he was promoted to the cardinalate.MGH DDF I , passim (see index, p. 372). He may be confused with Ardicio Rivoltella, who was created cardinal-deacon of S. Teodoro in 1156; cf. Brixius, p. 58 no. 2; Zenker, p. 157-159 no. 130.Matteo, archpriest of the Liberian BasilicaCardinal in 1150–1153 Matteo, archpriest of the Liberian Basilica, is attested in January 1153 but he was not a cardinalCf. G. Ferri, Le carte dell'Archivio Liberiano dal secolo X al XV, Archivio della Societa Romana di storia patria, vol. 27, 1904, p. 444AlbertoCardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio in 1151 and then cardinal-priest of SS. Apostoli in 1153He did not subscribe any papal bulls.Jaffé, p. 20–21. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III. Lorenzo Cardella, Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome 1792, vol. I, pt. 2, p. 81, lists him but considers his promotion doubtful. He may be confused with cardinal Ildebrando Grassi, who was at first deacon of S. Eustachio and then priest of SS. Apostoli. GregorioCardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto 1152–1159, joined the obedience of Antipope Victor IV in 1159He did not subscribe any papal bullsJaffé, pp. 20–21, 89–90, 102–103. Brixius, Zenker and Horn do not mention him among the cardinals created by Eugene III and is not attested among the adherents of Victor IV in 1159.cf. Brixius, p. 24 The cardinal with this name and title lived under Callixtus IIRudolf Hüls: Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130 Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag 1977, p. 244

Besides, it is often claimed that cardinals Jordan of S. Susanna, Bernardo of S. Clemente and Cinzio of SS. Sergio e Bacco were created by Eugene III, but they were all promoted by Lucius II as "cardinal-deacons of the Holy Roman Church"; Eugene III only gave them the titular churches.About Jordan see Brixius, p. 52 no. 7; Zenker, pp. 104-106 no. 72. About Bernardo and Cinzio see Horn, p. 385 and 387

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