Bernardino Scotti (or Gianbernardino, c. 1493 – 1568) was an Italian cardinal. Near to the stern positions of Pope Paul IV, he was exponent of the Catholic Reformation. After the death of Pope Paul IV, he moved to his diocese of Piacenza where he repressed any Protestant dissent.
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1493 Magliano Sabina
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1568 (aged 74) Rome
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