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Giovanni Mincio may also refer to antipope Benedict X

Giovanni Minio or Mincio, of Morrovalle or Murrovale (died August 1312) was an Italian Franciscan who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, cardinal-bishop of Porto (1302), Protector of the Order of Friars Minors (1307) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1311).

According to Giorgio Vasari, it was Mincio who commissioned Giotto for his frescoes of Francis of Assisi.

Notes

1. Noel Muscat, O.F.M. "History of the Franciscan Movement (3)". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
2. Salvador Miranda, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 15, 1302 Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian).

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