Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni

Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni (1523–1568) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

[1] Early in his life, he studied Latin and Greek.

[1] Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of March 12, 1565.

[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1] He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Nicola inter Imagines (a titular church given the status of deaconry pro illa vice) on February 8, 1566.

[1] He was buried in the Montemirabile Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo.