Agostino Galamini

Agostino Galamini, O.P. (1553 – September 6, 1639) was an Italian cardinal and bishop.^[1]

Biography

Agostino Galamini was born in Brisighella in 1553. His mother was a relative of Agostino Recuperati, the Master of the Order of Preachers. He joined the Dominican Order, changing his name from Simone to Agostino. He did his novitiate in Faenza, and then took his monastic vows in Meldola.

After he was ordained as a priest, he accepted a teaching assignment at Bologna, later moving to Naples. In 1592, he became inquisitor of Brescia; he later held the same office in Piacenza, then Genoa, then Milan.

He moved to Rome in 1604, becoming a commissioner of the Roman Inquisition. Under Pope Clement VIII, he served as Master of the Sacred Palace.

The Dominican Order elected him Master of the Order of Preachers in 1608.

On August 17, 1611, Pope Paul V named him cardinal. On November 14, 1612, he received the titular church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.

He participated in the papal conclave of 1621 that elected Pope Gregory XV and in the papal conclave of 1623 that elected Pope Urban VIII.

He was elected Bishop of Recanati and Loreto on February 11, 1631. He was consecrated as a bishop on March 12, 1631. On April 29, 1620, he was translated to the Diocese of Osimo.

He died in Genoa on September 6, 1639.

References

• This page is based on this page on Italian Wikipedia.