Marcello Crescenzi (cardinal, 1694)
Marcello Crescenzi (born October 27, 1694 in Rome , † August 24, 1768 in Ferrara ) was an Italian clergyman, curial cardinal and archbishop of Ferrara .
Life
Early years
Marcello Crescenzi came from the Crescentier dynasty that ruled Rome at the end of the 10th and beginning of the 11th century , his father was the Marquis Giovanni Battista Crescenzi, his mother was Ortensia Serlupi, his brother Virgilio Crescenzi, Marchese of Montorio († 1761). With Marcello this family died out in 1768.
His initial education consisted of home schooling , later he studied at the University of La Sapienza in his hometown of Rome, where he received his doctorate on May 17, 1721, Doctor iuris utriusque .
Spiritual career
Marcello Crescenzi was ordained a priest on March 16, 1720 . He became Canon of the Vatican Basilica on January 5, 1721 and was House Prelate of His Holiness under Pope Innocent XIII. On August 21, 1721 he was appointed trainee lawyer at the Apostolic Signature . On May 16, 1727 he became an auditor at the Rota Romana .
Pope Clement XII. appointed him on July 14, 1739 titular archbishop pro hac vice of Nazianzo and on July 30 of the same year as nuncio in France. He received his episcopal ordination on August 10, 1739 in the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella by Cardinal Antonio Saverio Gentili , co-consecrators were the bishops Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini and Cristoforo Almeida .
On September 9, 1743 Pope rose Benedict XIV. Him as cardinal priest to cardinal dignity and showed him on 16 December of the same year, the titular church of Santa Maria in Traspontina to. Already on September 23, 1743 he was appointed legate in Ferrara; he took office on January 30, 1744.
On August 22, 1746 he was appointed Archbishop of Ferrara. As a cardinal he took part in the conclave of 1758 , which Clement XIII. elected to the Pope.
Death and burial
Marcello Crescenzi died on August 24, 1768 at 2 am on a lung infection after the last rites had received. His body was embalmed and laid out in the Cathedral of Ferrara , where the funeral liturgy took place on August 28, 1768. He was buried in the cathedral.
literature
- Luisa Bertoni: Crescenzi, Marcello. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 30: Cosattini – Crispolto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1984.
Web links
- Crescenzi, Marcello. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 12, 2016.
- Entry on Marcello Crescenzi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 17, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raniero d'Elci |
Archbishop of Ferrara 1746–1768 |
Bernardino Giraud |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crescenzi, Marcello |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal to the Curia and Archbishop of Ferrara |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1694 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1768 |
| Place of death | Ferrara |