Séraphin Olivier-Razali

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Cardinal Olivier-Razali

Séraphin Olivier-Razali known as Cardinal Olivario (born August 2, 1538 in Lyon , † February 10, 1609 in Rome ) was a French cardinal of the 16th century. This prelate of French origin became the legal advisor and confidante of Pope Urban VIII.

Life

Séraphin Olivier-Razali was born in Lyon in 1538. He took the name of his stepfather, Francesco Razali, a nobleman from Bologna .

After studying in Tournon and at the University of Bologna , he was appointed professor there in 1562 and auditor at the Rota Romana in 1564. He was the Pope's representative in Poland at the coronation of Henry III. , Member of the Commission for the Reform of the Gregorian Calendar , Auditor of the Rota and Dean of the Rota under the pontificate of Pope Gregory XIV .

After the end of the Huguenot Wars in France, he intervened to obtain the absolution of Henry IV . At the time of negotiations to obtain this absolution, he was one of the king's strongest supporters. After Cardinal 'Ossat left for Bayeux , he was appointed Bishop of Rennes . In 1602 he renounced his bishopric and was replaced by François Larchivier at his request. In the same year he was elected Patriarch of Alexandria and on June 9, 1604 Clement VIII made him a cardinal. He received the titular church of San Salvatore in Lauro . The following year he took part in the two conclaves of 1605, which successively Leo XI. and Paul V voted.

He was one of the members of the College of Cardinals who were present at the consecration ceremony of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini (the future Pope Urban VIII ) by Pope Paul V in 1606 . A painting commissioned by Federico Ubaldini (1610–1657) for the cardinal shows Olivario, Farnese, Pompeo Arrigoni (1596–1616), Bellarmine and Borghese, Virili and Calamina at this ceremony.

He died on February 10, 1609 and was buried in the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti in Rome. Contemporary witnesses praised his severity, his great regularity of life and his impeccable morality.

Art patron

Seraphim Razali supported the efforts of men of science, literature and the arts. In particular, he was the protector and friend of the mathematician Marin Getaldić , who dedicated two of his works to him. After his death, the mathematician's daughters received their father's last work, “De Resolutione”, published by the Apostolic Chamber. According to the will of the deceased, this work paid homage to Cardinal Francesco Barberini .

He was also the defender of Jacques-Auguste de Thou , concerned about requests from Rome for the publication of its universal history.

Finally Caravaggio painted his portrait. This fact is reported by the poet Marzio Milesi , but the portrait is lost today.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gianpasquale Greco: Marzio Milesi poeta e conoscitore d'arte: una nota sull'identità di un ritratto di prelato agli Uffizi attribuito a Caravaggio. In: Rivista di Letteratura e di Storia Ecclesiastica . February 2017, p. 127-1313 . (Italian, academia.edu ).

literature

  • Bertrand Pascale-François: Un grand décor tissé à Rome au XVIIe siècle: la Vie du pape Urbain VIII . In: Mélanges de l'École française de Rome, Italie et Méditerranée . tape 106 , no. 2 , 1994, p. 639–682 (French, persee.fr ).
  • P. Gauchat: Hierarchia Catholica . tape IV . Padua 1967, p. 7 .
  • Alfred Soman: De Thou and the Index. Letters from Christophe Dupuy (1603-1607) . Droz, Geneva 1972, p. 111 .

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personal data
SURNAME Olivier-Razali, Seraphin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cardinal and titular archbishop
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1538
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1609
Place of death Rome