Galeazzo Marescotti (1 October 1627 – 3 July 1726) was an Italian cardinal.

Biography

He was born in

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, Italy. His father was named Sforza Marescotti and his mother was Vittoria

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, both born to prominent aristocratic families of Bologna and Modena. Galeazzo studied in seminary, and after ordination by the age of 23 years was appointed to the papal office of prothonotary apostolic. From 1661 to 1663 he was governor of

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. In 1663 he was appointed director of the Congregation of inquisitor Sancti Officii. In 1665 he was promoted to commissioner of the Holy Office of

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. In 1668 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Corinth by

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and was sent on a diplomatic mission to Vienna. He was appointed nuncio to

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. On 4 March 1668, he was consecrated Bishop by

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, and

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, Bishop Emeritus of Chiusi as co-consecrators."Galeazzo Cardinal Marescotti"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016 On 13 August 1670 he was appointed apostolic nuncio in

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, and remained at that post in Madrid till 1675.

elevated him to the rank of cardinal in the consistory of 27 May 1675, and assigned him the title of San Bernardo alle Terme. From 1676 to 1679 he was papal governor in

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. In 1679 he was appointed

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. In the

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, he built for the canons at his own expense a finely worked walnut wood choir and adorned a chapel with colored marble and other ornaments. He reformed the clergy with a new synod. Donated to the cathedral the sum of 500 scudi, with the obligation of an anniversary for the repose of his soul and erected several chapels. In 1684 resigned the bishopric in the hands of Innocent XI . The city was always in the heart, in fact in 1705 he founded the city, at its expense, a monastery for nuns of St. Elizabeth, which finally gave in 1721 the most beautiful and precious furnishings of his private chapel. In 1681 received the title of Saints Quirico and Giuditta. In 1700 received the title of Santa Prassede. In 1708 he received the title of San Lorenzo in Lucina. On his death he was the oldest member of the

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following Cardinal

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(born 1625) who died in 1714 at the age of 88.

Episcopal succession

References

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