Alessandro Crescenzi (Cardinal)
Alessandro Crescenzi CRS (born September 12, 1607 in Rome ; † May 8, 1688 ibid) was an Italian cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop .
biography
He belonged to the ancient noble Roman family of the Crescenzi . After he was rejected by the Capuchins , he accepted religious life in the Somaskan order.
On July 13, 1643 he was elected Bishop of Termoli . On June 13 of the following year he was transferred to the combined seat of Ortona and Campli and on August 26, 1652 he was appointed Bishop of Bitonto , whose title he retained until 1668.
Pope Innocent X sent him as nuncio to the Duke of Savoy ; In 1671 he was named the Latin Patriarch of Alexandria .
In the consistory of May 27, 1675 he was elevated to cardinal and received Santa Prisca as the titular church . On February 24, 1676 he was appointed Bishop of Recanati and Loreto with the personal title of Archbishop .
As a cardinal he took part in the conclave of 1676 , which Pope Innocent XI. chose.
From 1685 to 1687 he was treasurer of the Holy College of Cardinals .
Alessandro Cosimo Crescenzi died on May 8, 1688 in Rome and was buried in the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella .
Web links
- Entry on Alessandro Crescenzi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- CRESCENZI, CRS, Alessandro. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 29, 2020.
- Irene Polverini Fosi: CRESCENZI, Alessandro Cosimo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 30: Cosattini – Crispolto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1984.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giacinto Cordella |
Bishop of Recanati and Loreto 1676–1682 |
Guarnerio Guarnieri |
| Federico Borromeo the Younger |
Latin Patriarch of Alexandria 1671–1675 |
Aloysius Bevilacqua |
| Fabrizio Carafa |
Bishop of Bitonto 1652–1668 |
Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona OP |
| Francesco Antonio Biondo OFM Conv |
Bishop of Ortona and Campli 1644–1652 |
Carlo Bonafaccia |
| Girolamo Cappello |
Bishop of Termoli 1643–1644 |
Cherubino Manzoni |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crescenzi, Alessandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crescenzi, Alessandro Cosimo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian bishop, cardinal and patriarch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1607 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1688 |
| Place of death | Rome |