Salviati was born in
Florence, son of Lorenzo Salviati and Costanza Conti, the nephew of cardinals
Bernardo Salviati and
Giovanni Salviati. His grandmother was
Lucrezia de' Medici, sister of pope
Leo X and eldest daughter of
Lorenzo il Magnifico. In
1561 he was appointed as
bishop of Saint-Papoul in
France, and later was
apostolic nuncio in the same country. Pope
Gregory XIII created him as cardinal on 12 December 1583. After becoming Cardinal he went in charge of the
Ministers to the Sick. Salviati was mostly known for having been a benefactor. In Rome, he refounded the Arcispedale of
San Giacomo degli Incurabili (rebuilding the annexed baroque-style
Church of San Giacomo in Augusta) and founded the Collegio Salviati at his own expense at the end of 16th century, then he gifted them to the city of Rome. Other funding from him were towards the Hospital of San Rocco in favor of women in childbirth. It is notable that Salviati planned a long-term (in his will, forever) financial sustainability of the San Giacomo thanks to the donation from him of a rich property fund. The good properties managing has actually made possible the life of this hospital for centuries. == Death ==