Giulio Roma (16 September 1584 – 16 September 1652) was an

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Cardinal and Bishop of Recanati and Loreto. Roma was born 16 September 1584 in Milan, one of 16 children born to noble parents. He was educated at the

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and the

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. At a young age he became a

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to Cardinal

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. Thereafter he went to Rome and had an audience with

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, who asked him to move to Rome and named him a consistorial lawyer in 1607. He was named ''Governor of Orvieto'' in 1618 then ''Governor of Camerino'' in 1619 and ''Governor of Perugia'' in 1619 where he stayed until 1621 until he was elevated to cardinal on 11 January. He was installed as Cardinal-Priest at the Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva. In 1621 he was ordained Bishop of Recanati and Loreto; a position he held until his death. He participated in the papal conclaves of

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and

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. In 1634 he was appointed

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, where he rebuilt the

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, and was responsible for commissioning the reconstruction of Alba Cathedral. In 1639 he was appointed Cardinal-Priest at the Basilica of Santa Prassede. He opted for an appointment as Cardinal-

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in July 1644 but within months Pope Urban VIII was dead and a new Pope was required. He participated in the Papal conclave of 1644 and the following year he was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina. Roma was appointed Vice-Dean and then

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in April 1652 but died a few months later on 16 September; the day of his 68th birthday.S. Miranda:
Giulio Roma

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