Giovanni Cornaro (cardinal)

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Giovanni Cornaro (born June 30, 1720 in Venice , † March 29, 1789 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .

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He belonged, albeit extensively, to the Cornaro family ( Venetian Cornèr ), from the with Marco Cornaro (1500), Francesco Cornaro the Elder (1527), Andrea Cornaro (1544), Luigi Cornaro (1551), Federico Cornaro (1585), Francesco Cornaro the Younger (1596), Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro (1626) and Giorgio Cornaro (1697) eight other cardinals were born. The Cornari belonged to the old families of Venice, they traced their lineage back to the Romans of antiquity. They were one of the richest families and had made their fortunes primarily through money lending.

Cornaro was already active at the Curia when he was appointed Apostolic Protonotary on April 12, 1742 . Since January 24, 1743 trainee lawyer at the Apostolic Signature , he was vice delegate in Bologna from 1744 to 1747. Then relator of the Sacra Consulta , he became auditor at the Rota Romana for the Republic of Venice on March 21, 1759 .

Ordained a subdeacon on June 1, 1765 , he was Governor of Rome and Vice- Camerlengo from December 2, 1775 to June 1, 1778 . Pope Pius VI created him on June 1, 1778 cardinal and awarded him on July 20, 1778 as a cardinal deacon the title deaconry San Cesareo in Palatio . He was ordained a priest on February 27, 1779 .

He died in Rome in 1789 and was buried in the church of his titular deaconry, San Cesareo in Palatio . A marble plaque with an inscription was placed on his tomb.

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SURNAME Cornaro, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cardinal of the Roman Church
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1720
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1789
Place of death Rome