Filippo Maria Visconti (Bishop)
Filippo Maria Visconti (born August 19, 1721 in Massino Visconti , † December 30, 1801 in Lyon ) was an Italian clergyman and archbishop of Milan .
Life
Filippo Maria Visconti , from an old Italian noble family, was ordained a priest on May 31, 1749 . Due to his relationship with the former Archbishop Federico Visconti , he quickly rose to the position of provost of the Milan Cathedral Chapter .
On June 25, 1784 he was appointed the new Archbishop of Milan. He received his episcopal ordination only two days later from Cardinal Antonio Eugenio Visconti . Co-consecrators were Girolamo Volpi and Francesco Saverio Cristiani . Then the new archbishop traveled to Rome, probably also to get the support of Pope Pius VI. to secure. In view of the work of his predecessor Giuseppe Pozzobonelli and his rather simple character, many considered him unsuitable for the office. Visconti showed himself to be very indulgent towards the Habsburg monarchy , to which Lombardy belonged at that time, and the state church aspirations of Josephinism . On the instructions of Joseph II , he left a historical institute building, founded by Federico Borromeo , to the Austrian administration as the seat of government (today Palazzo del Senato ). He also approved the closing of the St. Karl Borromeo set up Tridentine seminaries and the creation of a new state-controlled seminary in Pavia.
When Napoleon's troops arrived in Milan in 1800 , Filippo Maria Visconti had to flee to Padua , but was able to return to Milan a little later. The following year he died at the age of 80 in Lyon, where he had traveled on behalf of the French government. He was later buried in the Milan Cathedral .
literature
- Francesca Chiesi Ermotti: Filippo Visconti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 29, 2013 , accessed March 6, 2020 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Pozzobonelli |
Archbishop of Milan 1784–1801 |
Giovanni Battista Caprara |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Visconti, Filippo Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Milan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1721 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Massino Visconti |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1801 |
| Place of death | Lyon |