Pier Luigi Carafa

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Cardinal Pier Luigi Carafa (letterpress 1682)

Pier Luigi Carafa (born July 18, 1581 in Naples , † February 15, 1655 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

He came from the Neapolitan noble family Carafa and was a son of Ottavio Carafa, Margrave of Anzi. He studied law and theology in Venice and Naples and went to Rome under the pontificate of Paul V around 1607 , where he was respected for his erudition and piety. Under Paul V he became a trainee lawyer for the Apostolic Signature in 1607 . The same Pope made him vice delegate of Ferrara in 1614 . 1620-1624 he served as praetor to Fermo . Appointed Bishop of Tricarico by Urban VIII on March 29, 1624 , he was ordained a priest shortly afterwards and was ordained bishop on June 2, 1624. In the same year he was nuncio of Cologne for the next ten years (until September 1634) . In this capacity he won the favor of the King of Sweden, the Prince of Orange and several other Protestant princes. He described his work as a nuncio in Germany under the title Legatio apostolica ad tractum Rheni et provincias Germaniae inferioris obita (Liège 1634).

After his return he was offered the Archdiocese of Capua , which he turned down. He retired to his diocese and founded a seminary here. Pope Innocent X elevated him to cardinal on March 6, 1645 and made him cardinal priest of Ss on July 10 of that year . Silvestro e Martino ai Monti. From 1645 or 1646 he was also Prefect for the Council Congregation . As Bishop of Tricarico he resigned in January 1646 and was sent five years later by Innocent X as a legate to Bologna . After Innocent's death he entered the conclave , but died while it was still in progress before the election of Alexander VII on February 15, 1655 at the age of 73.

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SURNAME Carafa, Pier Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cardinal of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1581
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1655
Place of death Rome