Marcantonio Colonna (cardinal, 1724)
Marcantonio Colonna (born August 16, 1724 in Rome , † December 4, 1793 there ) was cardinal and bishop .
Life
He came from the extensive Roman noble family Colonna , which produced a total of 24 cardinals.
Raised cardinal deacon on September 24, 1759 , he received the titular church of S. Maria in Aquiro on November 19, 1759 . He received on 11 February 1760 minor orders , on March 9, 1760 diaconate and on February 1, 1761 ordination . Already on February 19, 1762 appointed cardinal priest of Santa Maria della Pace , Pope Clement XIII appointed him . on April 19, 1762, titular Archbishop of Corinthus and donated him himself, with the assistance of Cardinals Giovanni Francesco Albani and Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York , on April 25, 1762 in the Paulus Chapel of the Quirinal Palace, the episcopal ordination . Appointed Vicar General of the Pope on April 20, 1762 , he became Camerlengo in 1770 and 1771 . Also archpriest of the Liberian Patriarchal Basilica , appointed him the Pope for the closure of the door of the Holy Year for the papal legate latere a (1775). Colonna was also Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops , as well as Prefect for Spiritual Education of the Collegio Romano and the Seminary of the Diocese of Rome . On June 25, 1784 appointed Cardinal Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina , he was elevated to Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina on September 20, 1784 .
He died on December 4, 1793 and was buried in the Roman basilica of Santi XII Apostoli , the family church of Colonna.
Web links
- Colonna, iuniore, Marcantonio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 21, 2016.
- Entry on Marcantonio Colonna on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 21, 2016.
Individual evidence
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Antonio Maria Erba-Odescalchi |
Cardinal Vicar 1762-1793 |
Andrea Corsini |
Girolamo III. Spinola |
Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina 1784–1793 |
Leonardo Antonelli |
Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze |
Cardinal Protopriest 1784 |
Paul d'Albert de Luynes |
Pietro Girolamo Guglielmi |
Cardinal Chamberlain 1770–1771 |
Andrea Corsini |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Colonna, Marcantonio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1724 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
DATE OF DEATH | December 4, 1793 |
Place of death | Rome |