Giambattista Spada
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Giambattista Spada (born August 28, 1597 in Lyon , † January 23, 1675 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal and patriarch.
biography
He comes from a noble family from Lucca and was a nephew of Cardinal Bernardino Spada .
In 1606 he was sent to Rome, where he was instructed by his uncle Giambattista Spada, an avvocato concistoriale .
During the pontificate of Paul V , he entered the Roman Curia in 1618 as Avvocato Concistoriale . From 1624 to 1629 he was secretary of the Congregazione del Buon Governo ; In 1630 he was appointed secretary of the Congregazione di Sanità . From 1635 to 1643 he was governor of Rome. During the pontificate of Urban VIII he was Secretary of State in the succession of Cardinal Francesco Adriano Ceva . During the pontificate of Innocent X , he was also rector of La Sapienza University .
On August 3, 1643 he was named titular patriarch of Constantinople and on August 23 of the same year he was ordained bishop by Cardinal Marcantonio Franciotti . From 1644 he was President of the Province of Romagna.
In the consistory of March 2, 1654, he was appointed cardinal by Pope Innocent X and on March 23 of the same year he was given the titular church of Santa Susanna . From 1654 to 1657 he was Papal Legate of Ferrara . On January 27, 1659 he decided on the titular church of San Marcello and on September 25, 1673 for San Crisogono .
He took part in the conclave 1655 , the conclave 1667 and the conclave 1669-1670 , in which the Popes Alexander VII. , Clement IX. and Clemens X. were elected.
He died in Rome and was buried in the church of Santa Croce e San Bonaventura dei Lucchesi .
Web links
- Works by Giambattista Spada ( it ) openMLOL, Horizons Unlimited srl ..
- Works by Giambattista Spada ( en ) Open Library, Internet Archive.
- bspadag .html Entry on Giambattista Spada on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Giambattista Spada. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Secretary of the Congregazione del Buon Governo January 1, 1622 - January 1, 1629 |
Angelo Celsi |
| Marzio Ginetti | Secretary of the Sacra Congregazione della Consulta January 1, 1629 - January 1, 1630 |
Lorenzo Azzolini |
| Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni | Governor of Rome January 13, 1635 - September 16, 1643 |
Francesco Vitelli |
| Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni | Vice Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber January 13, 1635 - September 16, 1643 |
Francesco Vitelli |
| Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli | Titular Patriarch of Constantinople August 3, 1643 - March 2, 1654 |
Volumnio Bandinelli |
| Onorato Visconti | President of the Apostolic Legation Romagna October 31, 1644 - March 2, 1654 |
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| Giulio Cesare Sacchetti |
Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna March 23, 1654 - January 27, 1659 |
Carlo Carafa della Spina , CR |
| Alderano Cybo-Malaspina | Apostolic Legate of Ferrara June 22, 1654 - June 6, 1657 |
Lorenzo Imperiali |
| Camillo Melzi |
Cardinal Priest of San Marcello January 27, 1659 - September 25, 1673 |
Federico Baldeschi Colonna |
| Marcello Santacroce | Chamberlain of the College of Cardinals 11 January 1666 - 1 January 1667 |
Francesco Albizzi |
| Lorenzo Imperiali |
Cardinal Priest of San Crisogono September 25, 1673 - January 23, 1675 |
Carlo Pio di Savoia |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spada, Giambattista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal and titular patriarch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1597 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1675 |
| Place of death | Rome |