Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Paolo Emilio Sfondrati (1560 – 14 February 1618) was an Italian Cardinal.
"Madonna del Velo" with Cardinal Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, c. 1591 (Wilanów Palace in Warsaw).
Biography
Born to a noble family in Milan and the nephew of Pope Gregory XIV, he was the cardinal priest of Santa Cecilia, papal legate in Bologna, member of the Congregation of the Sant'Offizio and a good friend of San Filippo Neri.
He was bishop of Cremona, and bishop of Albano. Pope Clement VIII made him an Inquisitor in 1600.[1] He died in Tivoli in 1618.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Juan Torres de Osorio, Bishop of Siracusa (1613);
- Juan Serrano Ortiz, Bishop of Acerno (1613);
- Clemente Gera, Bishop of Terni (1613);
- Crisostomo Antichi, Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan (1615); and
- Vincenzo Lanteri, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1616).
Notes
- The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633. Edited by Thomas F. Mayer. Toronto (2012)
- Cheney, David M. "Paolo Emilio Cardinal Sfondrati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links
- Biography
- Herman H. Schwedt (1998). "Sfondrati, Paolo Emilio". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 14. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1475–1478. ISBN 3-88309-073-5.
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| Preceded by Niccolò Sfondrati |
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia 1591–1611 |
Succeeded by Giambattista Leni |
| Preceded by Cesare Speciano |
Bishop of Cremona 1607–1618 |
Succeeded by Giambattista Brivio |
| Preceded by Antonmaria Sauli |
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano 1611–1618 |
Succeeded by Francesco Sforza |
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