Girolamo Verallo was born in
Cori, Lazio in 1497, the son of Girolamo Veralli, a Roman physician, and Giulia Jacovazzi. His father was personal physician to
Pope Paul III. He was the nephew of Cardinal
Domenico Giacobazzi. After studying
law, he traveled to
Rome, he served a governor of
Velletri and then became
referenda of the
Apostolic Signatura. On 26 November 1534 he became an
auditor of the
Roman Rota. He also became an auditor of the
Apostolic Palace. With Latino Giovenale Manetti, he was sent as part of a
diplomatic mission in 1535 to
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and
Francis I of France concerning ownership of the
Camerino following the death of
Giovanni Maria Varano, the last
Duke of Camerino. From 1537 to February 1540, he was
nuncio to the
Republic of Venice. He was a protector of
Ignatius of Loyola and the first
Jesuits. In 1536,Ignatius and his first companions were in Venice and made a vow of poverty and chastity in the hands of the nuncio. Discussions broke down due to France's excessive claims. On 18 September 1551 Pope Julius III gave him the Palace of
Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (though not the church property)
ad vitam. From 1552 to 1553, he was
Prefect of the
Apostolic Signatura and a member of the
Roman Inquisition. He opted for the titular church of
San Marcello al Corso on 29 November 1553. He died in Rome on 10 October 1555 and was buried in the
Basilica di Sant'Agostino. ==References==