Antonio Maria Ruffo
Antonio Maria Ruffo (born June 11, 1687 in Bagnara Calabra , † February 3, 1753 ibid) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Ruffo, one of six children of the Duke of Bagnara Francesco Ruffo, was first raised by Capuchins in his hometown and moved to Rome in 1699 with his uncle, Tommaso Ruffo , who was elevated to cardinal in 1706 . Physically slender at a young age, Antonio Maria excelled at an intellectual level and, thanks to the intercession of his uncle, was accepted into the Collegio Clementino in 1701 .
Under Pope Clement XI. Ruffo began his ecclesiastical career after graduation and in March 1716 became a consultant at the Apostolic Signature . In the following year Clemens XI sent him. as vice delegates to Ravenna . Through his balancing activities, he gained the sympathy of the local population. In 1720 he became an inquisitor in Malta . There, Ruffo was mainly concerned with the mediation attempts between the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the Republic of Genoa , which his uncle had failed several years earlier. After successfully resolving this conflict, he became a cleric at the Apostolic Chamber in 1729 , of which Ruffo became auditor general in 1739.
In the consistory on September 9, 1743 it took Pope Benedict XIV. As Cardinal Priest of San Silvestro in Capite into the College of Cardinals on. Benedict XIV initially exempted Ruffo from the obligation of lower and higher orders. On December 2nd, 1744 he was ordained a priest personally by Pope Benedict . Due to a gout disease - a disease that was common in the Ruffo family - he did not have a permanent job in the following years, but devoted himself mainly to studying law in the palace at home. On the advice of his doctors, he returned by boat to his hometown of Bagnara Calabra in July 1752, where he died the following February.
literature
- Giuseppe Caridi: RUFFO, Antonio Maria. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 89: Rovereto – Salvemini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
Web links
- Ruffo, Antonio Maria. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 10, 2020.
Remarks
- ↑ Miranda mentions February 22nd
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruffo, Antonio Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1687 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bagnara Calabra |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1753 |
| Place of death | Bagnara Calabra |