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Girolamo Doria (1495 – March 25, 1558) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Girolamo Doria was born in Genoa in 1495, the son of Andrea Doria. Early in his life, he married Luisa Spinola and had several children. He entered the ecclesiastical state after his wife died, becoming a cleric in Genoa.
Pope Clement VII made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of January 1529. He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Tommaso in Parione on November 15, 1529.
In 1530, he attended the coronation of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor by the pope in Bologna.
He was the administrator of the see of Elne from January 12, 1530 until October 2, 1532; administrator of the see of Huesca y Jaca from October 2, 1532 until May 8, 1533; administrator of the see of Tarragona from May 8, 1533; and administrator of the see of Noli from April 13, 1534 until February 25, 1549.
He participated in the papal conclave of 1534 that elected Pope Paul III.
From November 15, 1536 until June 28, 1538, he was administrator of the see of Nebbio.
He participated in the papal conclave of 1549-50 that elected Pope Julius III; the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II; and the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV.
On May 29, 1555, he opted for the title of Santa Maria in Campitelli.
He died in Genoa on March 25, 1558. He is buried in the Augustinian church of Santa Maria della Cella.