Camillo Cybo Malaspina (April 25, 1681 in
Massa Carrara
The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province.
History
The province of "M ...
– January 12, 1743 in
Rome
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) was an Italian
cardinal
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Animals
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
of the
Catholic Church
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.
Early life
Born into the aristocratic Cybo Malaspina family, he was the son of Carlo II Cybo, duke of Massa, who was a descendant of Pope
Innocent VIII
Pope Innocent VIII ( la, Innocentius VIII; it, Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death in July 1492. Son of th ...
and Teresa Pamfili. Cybo was great grand nephew of Pope
Innocent X
Pope Innocent X ( la, Innocentius X; it, Innocenzo X; 6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death in January ...
, and nephew of Cardinal
Benedetto Pamphili
Benedetto Pamphili (often with the final ''long i'' orthography, Pamphilj) (25 April 1653 – 22 March 1730) was an Italian cardinal, patron of the arts and librettist for many composers.
Life
Pamphili was born in Rome on 25 April 1653 int ...
.
Ecclesiastical career
* 1705 — Ordained as Priest
* 1718 — Appointed as
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
The Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople was an office established as a result of the Fourth Crusade and its conquest of Constantinople in 1204. It was a Roman Catholic replacement for the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinop ...
. He was ordained Bishop that same year, and named Auditor general of the
Apostolic Chamber
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.
* 1729 — Elevated to Cardinal
Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Celian Hill ( it, Basilica di Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, la, Basilica S. Stephani in Caelio Monte) is an ancient basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy. Commonly named Santo Stefano Rotondo, ...
in the
Consistory
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*A papal consistory, a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
*Consistory ...
of March 23, under
Benedict XIII.
* 1731 — Appointed Cardinal-Priest of
Santa Maria del Popolo it, Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo
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* 1741 — Appointed Protector of
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Patronage of the arts
As many important figures of the time, Cybo was a patron of the arts. One of his proteges was
Pietro Locatelli
Pietro Antonio Locatelli (3 September 1695 in Bergamo – 30 March 1764 in Amsterdam) was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist.
Biography Bergamo
Little is known about Locatelli's childhood. In his early youth he was the third violinist ...
, who dedicated his ''Concerti Grossi Op 1'' to him in 1721.
[Mac Veigh, p. 206]
References
Bibliography
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1681 births
1743 deaths
18th-century Italian cardinals
People from the Province of Massa-Carrara
Cybo family
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