Niccolò Petronio Count Caldana (, , died 1670) was

Bishop of Poreč A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

from 1667 to 1670.

Life

Niccolò Petronio Caldana was born in

Piran Piran (; ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. A bilingual city, with population speaking both Slovene and Italian, Piran is known for its medieva ...

at the beginning of 17th century. He graduated in

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at the

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, where he used to teach and for two turns he served as provost of that university. He served

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander 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, and he held various d ...

as envoy at the court of Leopold I where he remained for ten years. He was member of the court of Cardinal Carlo Carafa della Spina. He served also as general commissioner of the

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. Living in

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, he raised his two orphan nephews, one of them was the poet . On 25 June 1646 he was appointed by

Bishop of Poreč. Therefore, on Sunday 15 May 1667 he was consecrated

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in the monastic church of

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by Daniel Delfino, coadjutor

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. After a few years of residence in Poreč, on the way to Rome, he died in Piran in October 1670, and he was buried in that town.

References

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