Ascanio Parisani (died 1549) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Ascanio Parisani was born into a

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family in Tolentino. In 1520, he became a canon of the

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. Early in his career, he served as secretary to Cardinal

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. On 3 January 1528 he was elected

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. He was

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as a

by Gabriele Foschi, Archbishop of Durrës, in the Sistine Chapel on 20 June 1529. He was transferred to the see of Rimini on 24 May 1529. He was also a canon of the cathedral chapter of

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until 1534, and of the churches of Saint-Denis and of Saint-Servat of Utrecht until 1535. From 1536 until 12 October 1538 he was a ''scriptor'' of apostolic briefs.

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made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 19 December 1539. He received the

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and the titular church of

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on 28 January 1540. He served as administrator of the see of Muro Lucano from 15 November 1540 until 27 June 1541. From 27 January 1542 to 1545 he was the

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and

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. In 1543, he became the cardinal protector of the Servite Order. From 1545 to 1547 he was the papal legate to

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. He also served as

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from 8 January 1546 to 7 January 1547. On 13 May 1547 he became papal legate in the Campagne and Maritime Province. He died in Rome on 3 April 1549. He was buried in San Marcello al Corso.

References

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