Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta (born February 2, 1594 in Caldarola , † January 22, 1668 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal .
Life
He came from a noble family. Cardinal Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta was his uncle, and other family members were Cardinals Guglielmo Pallotta and Antonio Pallotta .
At the end of the twenties of the 17th century he was papal nuncio and since 1628 titular archbishop of Thessalonica . On November 19, 1629, Pope Urban VIII made him cardinal priest of the titular church of San Lorenzo in Lucina . In 1631 he received the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite .
In 1647 he was chamberlain to the Holy College of Cardinals . In 1648 and 1649 he employed the exiled English poet Richard Crashaw as secretary. He was named Cardinal Bishop of Albano in 1663 and Cardinal Bishop of Frascati in 1666 .
Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta died on January 22, 1668 around 5 a.m. and was first buried in the Roman church of Santo Spirito in Sassia . He later found his final resting place in his hometown of Caldarola.
Web links
- Pallotta, Giovanni Battista Maria. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 25, 2017.
- Entry on Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 12, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Girolamo Colonna |
Cardinal Bishop of Frascati 1666–1668 |
Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
| Marzio Ginetti |
Cardinal Bishop of Albano 1663–1666 |
Ulderico Carpegna |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pallotta, Giovanni Battista Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic bishop, cardinal and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1594 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caldarola |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1668 |
| Place of death | Rome |