Vibiano

Biography

• Birth as Vibiano Tommasi.
• Called il Maestro.
• Archdeacon at cathedral chapter of Orvieto.
• 1175: Cardinalate.
• 1175: Cardinal Priest (S. Stefano al Monte Celio).
• Death: After November 1185 in Rome.

Activities as Canonist

• 1169: Advocate at papal curia
• 5^th May-25^th August 1775: Subscribed papal bulls.
• 1184: Legate of Pope Alexander III in Scotland and Ireland, presided over the Council of Cashel, named the first bishop of this kingdom.
• 1181: Participation in the Papal Election of Lucius III.
• 1185: Participation in the Papal Election of Urban III.

Editions and Sources

• Tractatus de appellationibus, dedicated to Laborans and included in Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.C.110.

Introductory secondary Literature

• See: SALVAROD, Miranda: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Biographical Dictionary Pope Alexander III (1159-1181), Consistory of March 7, 1175 (VII), online.