Lorenzo Raggi
Lorenzo Raggi (* 1615 in Genoa , † January 14, 1687 in Ravenna ) was an Italian cardinal .
biography
Raggi was a nephew of Cardinal Ottaviano Raggi , appointed by Pope Urban VIII in 1641 . He received his lessons in Rome and received his PhD in philosophy . On December 16, 1641, the day his uncle became a cardinal, Raggi was appointed cleric of the Apostolic Chamber . He was later appointed treasurer general of that body. He was appointed commissioner of the papal troops during the Castro wars and general manager of the galleys of the Papal States.
During the absence of Cardinal Fausto Poli from Rome, Raggi acted as steward of the papal household. Some historians have suggested that Urban intended to make Raggi cardinal, but was unable to do so because of his illness and subsequent death in 1644.
As Treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber in 1646, Raggi introduced major changes in the way fees were calculated and collected. He reformed processes that had been of concern during Urban's rule and increased accountability.
Raggi was made cardinal by Pope Innocent X on October 7, 1647 , and in December of the same year he was appointed cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica . In 1650, during the absence of Cardinal Antonio Barberini of Rome, he served temporarily as the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. In 1653 he was appointed cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria . After the death of Innocent X in 1655, Raggi took part in the conclave elected by Pope Alexander VII .
Raggi became cardinal deacon of Sant'Eustachio in 1660 and cardinal priest of Santi Quirico e Giulietta in 1664 . In the same year he became the Crown Cardinal of Sicily , an office which he held until his death.
He took part in the conclave of 1667 which Pope Clement IX. chose, at the conclave 1669-70 which Pope Clement X. elected and at the conclave 1676 which Pope Innocent XI. chose, part. In 1679 he became cardinal priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso .
King Philip IV of Spain twice offered him archbishoprics, first Salerno and Taranto , but Raggi refused both. Instead, he served as a legate in Romagna . Finally he decided on a suburbicarian diocese and in January 1680 became bishop of Palestrina . The episcopal ordination took place on January 14th of the same year by Cardinal Alderano Cibo .
Raggi died exactly seven years later, on January 14, 1687, in Ravenna and was buried in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo .
Web links
- Works by Lorenzo Raggi ( it ) openMLOL, Horizons Unlimited srl ..
- Entry on Lorenzo Cardinal Raggi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Lorenzo Raggi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Laurie Nussdorfer: Brokers of Public Trust: Notaries in Early Modern Rome . JHU Press, 2009 ( google.com ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raggi, Lorenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1615 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1687 |
| Place of death | Ravenna |