Lorenzo Casoni
Lorenzo Casoni , Latinized Lorenzo Casonus , (born October 16, 1645 in Sarzana , † November 19, 1720 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
Lorenzo Casoni came from a noble family, his parents were the Count of Villanova Niccolò Casoni and his wife Giulia nee. Petriccioli.
He accompanied Aloysius Bevilacqua (* 1616; † April 22, 1679), the Latin Patriarch of Alexandria , from 1678 to 1679 , when he took part in the Nijmegen Congress as nuntius extraordinary to sign the peace treaty between France and Holland .
On March 3, 1690, he was appointed titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia , under dispensation from the fact that he had received neither the ordination as a deacon nor the ordination of priests . He was ordained bishop on March 12, 1690 by Cardinal Francesco Nerli . From March 4, 1690 Lorenzo Casoni was nuncio in Naples; on March 23 of the same year he was appointed Papal Assistant to the Throne .
In the consistory of May 17, 1706 Pope Clement XI created. him cardinal priest and appointed him on June 25, 1706 San Bernardo alle Terme to the title church . On November 7, 1707, Lorenzo Casoni was apostolic legate in Ferrara , after he had previously rejected this legation twice; during his tenure, imperial troops captured Comacchio and besieged Ferrara; he left the city on December 2, 1709. From September 9, 1709 to April 10, 1714 Lorenzo Casoni Legat was in Bologna , during his tenure there raged the plague . As one of the Inquisitors General , Lorenzo Casoni accepted the rejection of Elector Friedrich August von Sachsen from Lutheranism so that he could ascend the Polish throne . Lorenzo Casoni moved to the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on January 21, 1715 . Like Cardinal Enrico Noris , Lorenzo Casoni was an opponent of the Jesuits . In the cathedral of Sarzana he donated a cruciform chapel, which he had decorated with precious marble and exquisite paintings; there he left two monuments for his patrons, the Popes Innocent XII. and Clemens XI.
Lorenzo Casoni died on November 19, 1720 around ten o'clock in the evening. He was buried in his Roman titular church, San Pietro in Vincoli .
literature
- Giuseppe Pignatelli: Casoni, Lorenzo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 21: Caruso – Castelnuovo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1978.
Web links
- Casoni, Lorenzo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 28, 2016.
- Entry on Lorenzo Casoni on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 28, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casoni, Lorenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casonus, Lorenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1645 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarzana |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1720 |
| Place of death | Rome |