Marco Vigerio Della Rovere

Marco Vigerio della Rovere (1446–1516) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Marco Vigerio della Rovere was born in Savona in 1446, the son of Urbano Vigerio and Nicoletta Grosso della Rovere, a niece of Pope Sixtus IV.

Vigerio studied Christian theology at Savona. He joined the Conventual Franciscans while his grand-uncle Francesco della Rovere (the future Pope Sixtus IV) was the Minister-General of the order. Upon joining the order, he changed his first name, which was originally "Emmanuele", to "Marco" in memory of his uncle, Marco Vigerio, Bishop of Noli.

He was subsequently ordained as a priest. In 1471, he became studium of the Abbey of Santa Giustina in Padua and professor of theology at the University of Padua. In 1474, he became professor of theology at the Sapienza University of Rome.

On October 6, 1476, he was elected Bishop of Senigallia. He became Master of the Sacred Palace in 1484. On January 24, 1502, he was transferred to the see of Ventimiglia; he occupied that see until 1511. He was the governor of the Castel Sant'Angelo from November 12, 1503 until July 31, 1506. In 1506, he became Archbishop of Trani, occupying that post until July 30, 1517.

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