Giovanni Battista Rezzonico
Giovanni Battista Rezzonico (born June 1, 1740 in Venice , † July 21, 1783 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .
He was appointed cardinal deacon of the titular deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere by Pope Clement XIV on September 10, 1770, without having previously received any consecration . He took part in the conclave 1774-1775 , the Pope Pius VI. chose. Giovanni Battista came from the same sex as Pope Clement XIII. (1758–1769) and Cardinal Carlo Rezzonico the Younger (Cardinal 1758).
From 1763 until his death Rezzonico was Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Rome of the Sovereign Order of Malta and in 1765 commissioned the architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi to redesign the priory church of Santa Maria del Priorato .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grand Priory of Rome ( Memento of the original of April 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Giovanni Battista Rezzonico. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
- Tomb in the Requiem project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rezzonico, Giovanni Battista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rezzonico, Giambattista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1783 |
| Place of death | Rome |