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Carlo Agostino Fabroni (28 August 1651 - 19 September 1727) was an Italian
Roman Catholic
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cardinal.
Biography
Born in
Pistoia to a comfortable family, his studies led him to join the
Jesuits
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. In 1706, he was made cardinal by Pope
Clement XI. He became a close advisor and secretary of the
Office of Propaganda Fide for Pope
Innocent XII
Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700.
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. From the latter position, along with the scholar
Gregorio Selleri
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, he coauthored a censure of
Jansenism
Jansenism was an early modern theological movement within Catholicism, primarily active in the Kingdom of France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. It was declared a heresy by th ...
and the writings of
Pasquier Quesnel
Pasquier Quesnel, CO (14 July 1634 – 2 December 1719) was a French Jansenist theologian.
Life
Quesnel was born in Paris, and, after graduating from the Sorbonne with distinction in 1653, he joined the French Oratory in 1657. There he soon ...
. The censure was released in 1713 by Clement XI under the title of ''Bolla
Unigenitus Dei Filius
''Unigenitus'' (named for its Latin opening words ''Unigenitus dei filius'', or "Only-begotten son of God") is an apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull promulgated by Pope Clement XI in 1713. It opened the final phase of the Jansenis ...
''.
Before his death, he built the
Biblioteca Fabroniana in Pistoia to house his donation of 8000 volumes.
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with entry fo
He died in Rome.
References
1651 births
1727 deaths
People from Pistoia
18th-century Italian cardinals
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