Joan Margarit i Pau
Roman Catholic bishop
Joan Margarit i Pau, or in Spanish Juan Margarit y Pau (died 21 November 1484), was a prominent Catalan prelate, a bishop of Girona and a cardinal.
Biography
Joan Margarit i Pau was born in Girona, around 1424, the son of an aristocratic family.
He became a canon of the cathedral chapter of Girona Cathedral in 1434. In March 1437, he accompanied his uncle, Bernardo de Pau, Bishop of Girona, to the Council of Florence. On September 2, 1441, he became archdeacon of Selva. Around this time, he enrolled at the University of Bologna, becoming a doctor of both laws in 1443. He was also learned in Christian theology, the humanities, and oceanography.
After completing his studied, Margarit attempted to win a position at the papal court in Rome, but even a recommendation from Alfonso V of Aragon failed to secure him a position. As such, in July 1443, his uncle appointed him vicar general of the see of Girona. He participated in the Catalan Courts of Barcelona for 1446-48.
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