Francesco Mantica (cardinal, 1727)

Francesco Mantica (born September 14, 1727 in Rome , † April 13, 1802 there ) was an Italian cardinal .

Life

Francesco Mantica was born into a noble family. He became Pope Clement XIII's first chamberlain in 1758 . and prelate . He was also the successor to Guglielmo Pallotta between 1785 and 1802 Prefect of the Congregation for Roads , Bridges and Waters (Congregatio pro viis pontibus et acquis curandis) , which was created by Pope Sixtus V through the Apostolic Constitution Immensa Aeterni Dei of January 22, 1588 and existed until 1870.

On February 23, 1801 , Pope Pius VII created Francesco Mantica as cardinal . At the same time, on February 23, 1801, he took over the position of Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca, which had been vacant since 1762, and held this position until his death fourteen months later.

Web link

Entry on Francesco Mantica on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 7, 2020.

Individual evidence

^ Sixtus V .: Constitutio Immensa Aeterni Dei. In: Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificum. Taurinenses editio. 25 vols .; Turin: Seb. Franco et Henrico Dalmazzo editoribus, 1857–1872, Vol. 8, CVII, 985–999.

personal data
SURNAME	Mantica, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH	September 14, 1727
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	April 13, 1802
Place of death	Rome

[1] Sixtus V .: Constitutio Immensa Aeterni Dei. In: Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificum. Taurinenses editio. 25 vols .; Turin: Seb. Franco et Henrico Dalmazzo editoribus, 1857–1872, Vol. 8, CVII, 985–999.