Marco Antonio Marescotti (29 April – 8 December 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Chiusi The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. The Diocese of Chiusi (''Clusinus'') was at first immediately subject to the Holy See ...

(1664–1681). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Marco Antonio Marescotti was born in

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and ordained a priest on 2 February 1664. On 11 February 1664, Alessandro Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

. He served as Bishop of Chiusi until his death on 8 December 1681.

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII 1681 deaths 1625 births Bishops of Chiusi {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub