Antonio Forteguerra,
O.S.B.
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(1648–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Pienza The Diocese of Pienza (Latin: ''Dioecesis Pientinus'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Pienza in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany between the towns of Montepulciano (fifteen km distant) and Montalcino. Until 1 ...
(1698–1714).
Biography
Antonio Forteguerra was born on 13 Jun 1648 in
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
,
Italy
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and ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Benedict
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict ( la, Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a Christian monasticism, monastic Religious order (Catholic), religious order of the Catholic Church following the Rule of Saint Benedic ...
.
On 15 Sep 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII as
Bishop of Pienza The Diocese of Pienza (Latin: ''Dioecesis Pientinus'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Pienza in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany between the towns of Montepulciano (fifteen km distant) and Montalcino. Until 1 ...
.
On 21 Sep 1698, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by
Pier Matteo Petrucci
Pier Matteo Petrucci, C.O. (1636–1701) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Pier Matteo Petrucci was a priest and a philosophy professor. Together with Cardinal Alderano Cibo, he founded an institute for runaway children. In 1678, he bec ...
,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Marcello al Corso, with
Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci
Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci (1625 or 1626, Florence - 20 June 1702) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.
Life
He came from a noble Sienese family of the Pannocchieschi d'Elci, who held the status of counts. He was the son of co ...
,
, and
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