Domenico Toschi
Domenico Toschi | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio | |
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| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 3 March 1599 by Pope Clement VIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1535 |
| Died | 26 March 1620 (aged 81) |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Domenico Toschi (June 11, 1535–March 26, 1620) was an Italian soldier, jurist, and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
He was born in Castellarano in Reggio Emilia. After having originally served as a soldier, Toschi became a noted canon lawyer.[1] He wrote the multi-volume legal treatise Practicarum conclusionum iuris in omni foro frequentiorum.[2]
He became Bishop of Tivoli in 1595. He was created Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio on 3 March 1599 by Pope Clement VIII.[3] He participated in the Papal conclaves of March and May 1605. Toschi was a candidate for the papacy in the May 1605 papal conclave, and was almost acclaimed pope, but Caesar Baronius intervened, objecting that Toschi was unfit for the papacy because his language and dress would cause scandal. Following Baronious' intervention, a scrutiny was taken, and Toschi fell short of election to the papacy by two votes.[1]
He transferred his titular church to Sant'Onofrio in 1604, returning to San Pietro in Montorio in 1610, having resigned as Bishop of Tivoli in 1606. He served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals in 1616-17. He died in Rome.
References
- ^ a b Baumgartner, Frederic J. (2003). Behind Locked Doors. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 141. ISBN 0-312-29463-8.
- ^ "Domenico Tuschi". WorldCat. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Verino, D'Ugolino (1790). De illustrationi Urbis Florentiae (3rd ed.). p. 126.
Further reading
- Govoni, Raffaella (2009). Il Cardinale Domenico Toschi da Castellarano a Roma, 1535-1620 [Cardinal Domenico Toschi from Castellarano to Rome, 1535-1620] (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Diabasis. OCLC 754673754.
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