Juan MartÃnez SilÃceo
Juan Martínez Siliceo (* 1486 in Villa García de la Torre, Spain, † May 31 1557 in Toledo ) was a Cardinal and Roman Catholic bishop.
After the study of grammar and philosophy at the University of Herena he was sacristan of the parish Villa García de la Torre. Worked as a teacher two noble sons in Valencia, he followed the advice of a clergyman and went to another study in Paris, where he was even rain the University. After returning to Spain, he became professor of moral philosophy at the Colegio de San Bartolomé in Salamanca and canon to Coria. In July 1534 he became the teacher of the future king Philip II, as well as its chaplain and confessor. Appointed on February 23, 1541 to the Bishop of Cartagena, he was born on January 8, 1546 Archbishop of Toledo. Pope Paul IV created him on December 20, 1555 cardinal priest and had him on 1 February 1556 titular church of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo to.