Gianantonio Capizucchi (24 October 1515 – 28 January 1569) was an Italian Roman Catholic

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and bishop.

Biography

Gianantonio Capizucchi was born in Rome on October 24, 1515. He was a doctor of both laws, and belonged to the noble Roman

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. On August 28, 1539, he became a canon of the

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of St. Peter's Basilica. He became a Referendary of the

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on June 1, 1549. He later served as an auditor at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 20, 1555. He received the

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and the titular church of San Pancrazio on January 13, 1556. On July 5, 1557, he was elected

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as a bishop in Rome on December 21, 1557 by

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. He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected

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. He opted for the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on July 6, 1562, and then for San Clemente on November 7, 1565. He was a participant of the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. Cardinal Capizucchi served as

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from January 13, 1567 to January 14, 1568. On December 1, 1568, he became Prefect of the

. He also served as a member of the Holy Office. He died in Rome on January 28, 1569. He was buried in his titular church.

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