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Giovanni Francesco Gambara <ref name="term_40966" />
<p> an [[Italian]] prelate, nephew of Uberto, was born at Brescia, January 17, 1533. He was son of Giovanni Brunero II, count of Prato Albuino, who rendered, great service to the house of Austria, and distinguished himself among the Latin poets of his time. Giovanni, after having been educated at [[Perugia]] and Padua, was sent to the court of [[Charles]] V. He afterwards returned to Rome, performed various offices under [[Julius]] III and [[Pius]] IV, and was made cardinal in 1561. Pius V appointed him bishop of Viterbo. He died at Rome, May 5, 1587. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generate, s.v. </p>

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<ref name="term_40966"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gambara,+giovanni+francesco Giovanni Francesco Gambara from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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