Baldassare Cenci (cardinal, 1647)
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Baldassare Cenci (born January 4, 1647 in Rome , † May 26, 1709 in Fermo ) was an Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Fermo and cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
Baldassare Cenci was the youngest of the five children of Virginio Cenci and Vittoria Veraspi. His nephew Baldassare Cenci (1710–1763) also became a cardinal in 1761. Other cardinals from the same family were Tiberio Cenci and Serafino Cenci .
He studied at the University of La Sapienza in Rome, where he received his doctorate as Doctor iuris utriusque . Afterwards he was first trainee lawyer at the courts of the Apostolic Signature and from September 26, 1685 vice delegate in Avignon . He was ordained a priest on August 26, 1691.
On August 27, 1691, Baldassare Cenci was appointed titular archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia . He was ordained bishop on September 30, 1691 in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore by Cardinal Fabrizio Spada ; Co-consecrators were the Curia Archbishops Ercole Visconti and Michelangelo Mattei . On August 28, 1691 he became Prefect of His Holiness Cubicularii and on December 3 of the same year Papal Assistant to the Throne .
Pope Innocent XII. created him in the consistory of December 12, 1695 as cardinal in pectore , this was announced publicly in the consistory of November 11, 1697 . Baldassare Cenci received the cardinal's hat and the titular church of San Pietro in Montorio on December 2, 1697. On November 20, 1697, he had already been transferred to the metropolitan seat of Fermo. Baldassare Cenci took part in the 1700 conclave , in which Clement XI. was elected Pope.
He died in 1709 in the archiepiscopal palace of Fermo. He was buried in the Cathedral of Fermo.
literature
- Enrico Stumpo: Cenci, Baldassare. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 23: Cavallucci-Cerretesi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1979.
Web links
- Cenci, seniore , Baldassare. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed February 11, 2019.
- Entry on Baldassare Cenci (Sr.) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on February 11, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gianfrancesco Ginetti |
Archbishop of Fermo 1697–1709 |
Girolamo Mattei |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cenci, Baldassare |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Fermo and Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1647 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1709 |
| Place of death | Fermo |