Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri (21 November 1566 – 2 October 1645) was an

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Biography

Cennini de' Salamandri was born 21 November 1566 in

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into a noble family of

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es of Castiglioncello del Trinoro. He received a Doctorate ''

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'' and was ordained a priest in 1591 at age 24. He was named the parish priest of

, and Archpriest and Vicar-General of the Diocese of Chiusi before going to

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to work as a legal advocate. In 1612, he was elected the

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and became a ''Signatory'' of the

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and served as ''Governor of Rome'' for eight years. On 21 October 1612, he was

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bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini,

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, with Alessandro Ludovisi,

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, and

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, serving as

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. In 1618, he was named

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and remained there until 1621 and the

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- a title he retained until 1645. Cennini de' Salamandri was elevated to Cardinal in 1621 but did not participate in the Papal conclave that year. He did participate in the conclave of 1623 that elected

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and was made

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later that year where he served for 18 years. He was appointed the Cardinal-Priest of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto in 1641, resigned as Bishop of Faenza in 1643 and participated in the Papal conclave of 1644 that elected

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. He was named Prefect of the

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Congregation for the Clergy and Vice-Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals later in 1644. The following year, 1645, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Porto e Santa Rufina but he died on 2 October, only six months later. He was buried at the foot of the tomb of

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in the

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. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Mario Sassi, Archbishop of Rossano (1612);

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of ''Patrae'' and Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders (1614); and Domenico Bonzi,

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of ''Caesarea in Cappadocia'' and

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Bishop of Béziers (1616).

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