Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta, surname often spelled Palotta or Palotto, (1548 – 1620) was an Italian

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. He was born in

Caldarola Caldarola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. The town includes the Castello Pallotta (9th century, remade in the 16th centu ...

. He was appointed archbishop of

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

nominated to be a cardinal in 1587 by

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...

. In 1588, he was installed as Cardinal-Priest of

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. In 1591, he stopped being archbishop of Cosenza. In 1611, he became Cardinal-Bishop of

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and later of Porto e Santa Rufina. He participated in the conclaves of 1590, 1591, 1592, and 1605. He died in Rome. He was the uncle of Cardinal

Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta (also Palotta or Palotto) (23 January, 1594 – 22 January, 1668) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Early life Pallotta was born in 1594 in Caldarola to a well respected family. He was the nephew of Cardinal G ...

, and his inheritance allowed the young man to pursue a canonical education and career in

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. Two other members of the Pallota family became cardinals:

Guglielmo Pallotta Guglielmo Pallotta (13 November 1727 – 21 September 1795) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal. Biography Born in Macerata, Marche, he studied hydraulics and law in Rome and then was ordained priest. Later he became auditor of Cardinal Carlo ...

and Antonio Pallotta.

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* 1548 births 1620 deaths 17th-century Italian cardinals 16th-century Italian cardinals 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops People from the Province of Macerata {{RC-cardinal-stub