Francisco de Quiñones

Not to be confused with quinone.
For the soldier and governor of Chile, see Francisco de Quiñones (soldier).
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Francisco de Quiñones

O.F.M.
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Drawing of Cardinal Quiñones, 1527
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed25 September 1528
Term ended5 November 1540
PredecessorAntonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte
SuccessorMarcello Cervini
Orders
Created cardinal7 December 1527
by Pope Clement VII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born1475
León, Spain
Died5 November 1540(1540-11-05) (aged 64–65)
Veroli, Papal States
Coat of arms

Francisco de Quiñones, (Latin: Franciscus Cardinalis Quignonius) (also Francisco de los Ángeles) (ca. 1475 in Kingdom of León – 5 November 1540 in Veroli, Papal States) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and later cardinal who was responsible for some reforms in the Catholic Church in Spain.

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