Benedetto de Sanctis (died 1542) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Alessano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessano ( la, Dioecesis Alexanensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Alessano, in the province of Lecce, part of Apulia region of south-east Italy. On 28 June 1818, it was suppressed to ...
(1540–1542).
["Bishop Benedetto de Sanctis"]
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Biography
On 15 March 1540, Benedetto de Sanctis was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549.
He came to ...
as
Bishop of Alessano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessano ( la, Dioecesis Alexanensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Alessano, in the province of Lecce, part of Apulia region of south-east Italy. On 28 June 1818, it was suppressed to ...
.
He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death in 1542.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1542 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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