Urbano Sacchetti

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Urbano Sacchetti (born March 7, 1640 in Rome , † April 6, 1705 ibid) was an Italian clergyman, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal .

Life

He came from the family of the Marchese of Castelromano and was the second son of Matteo Sacchetti and Cassandra Rucellai and a nephew of Cardinal Giulio Cesare Sacchetti . When he was baptized on March 26, 1640 in the Church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini , he had Cardinal Antonio Barberini as his godfather.

Intended for a career in the church, his uncle, Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti, took care of his education and provided him with financial support. Urbano Sacchetti received his first education at the Collegio Romano and in 1654 went to Siena with his older brother Giovanni Battista to complete his studies at the Collegio della Sapienza . Urbano Sacchetti devoted himself to the studia humanitatis , the study of history and law, and on January 14, 1662 obtained the degree of Doctor iuris utriusque at the University of Pisa . Together with his brother he undertook a trip through Europe from 1656 - probably following the example of Marcello Sacchetti in 1622 - which initially took the two young men to Ingolstadt and other cities in Bavaria. On the advice of their uncle, who also gave advice on behavior in the spirit of the emerging apodemic , the two brothers traveled on to Frankfurt am Main to witness the Reichstag there. Urbano and his brother arrived in Frankfurt a few days after Leopold I was elected (July 18, 1658). The itinerary was changed due to the death of their father on July 14, 1658, but the trip was continued to Paris , where they were received by Cardinal Mazarin on the recommendation of Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti , who had been awaiting their visit since May of the same year. From Paris, Urbano and his brother started their journey to England and then returned to Paris through the Netherlands. The experience of life at the French court, the relations with Mazarin and the king become in the correspondence with the uncle the predominant purpose of what was initially planned as an educational trip.

Returned to Rome, Urbano Sacchetti became an Apostolic Protonotary on November 7, 1661 . He held a number of higher offices in the Curia .

Pope Innocent XI. created him in the consistory of September 1, 1681 as cardinal deacon . Urbano Sacchetti received the red hat and the title deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere on September 22, 1681. He was ordained a priest on March 5, 1682.

On March 29, 1683 Urbano Sacchetti was elected Bishop of Viterbo and Toscanella. He received his episcopal ordination on May 2nd of the same year in the Roman Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone Cardinal Alderano Cibo , co- consecrators were Giacomo Altoviti , Latin (titular) Patriarch of Antioch , and Archbishop Odoardo Cibo . As a cardinal, Urbano Sacchetti took part in the 1689 conclave elected by Pope Alexander VIII . On November 28, 1689, he opted for the title deaconry Santa Maria in Via Lata . Urbano Sacchetti was cardinal protodeacon when he attended the conclave in 1691, from the Innocent XII. emerged as Pope. Cardinal Sacchetti opted on December 22, 1693 for the cardinal class of cardinal priests and for the titular church of San Bernardo alle Terme . At the 1700 conclave , Pope Clement XI. chose, he did not participate. He resigned to his diocese on January 24, 1701 . On January 14, 1704, he finally opted for the titular church of Santa Maria in Trastevere .

Urbano Sacchetti died on April 6, 1705 around noon of the consequences of a stroke that he had suffered six years earlier. He was buried in the Roman church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini .

Act

As Innocent XII. Visited Viterbo in May 1696 , Cardinal Sacchetti accompanied the Pope. Under his episcopate he granted Rosa Venerini the establishment of a school for poor girls; he had the church of San Lorenzo expanded and commissioned frescoes from Giuseppe Passeri . He also played a key role in the canonization of Giacinta Marescotti , which had been initiated in 1688. After giving a positive opinion on the virtue of this woman on January 19, 1692, the Congregation for Rites asked him to begin the process of canonization, determine her heroic degree of virtue, and demonstrate the miracles required. He intervened with the Index Congregation to prevent a biography of the saint, in which Marescotti was called "preacher", from being placed on the index.

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  1. ↑ The often stated date of birth May 15 is incorrect, cf. Irene Fosi:  SACCHETTI, Urbano. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 89. Rome 2017.
  2. ↑ Florence is also incorrect as the place of birth according to Irene Fosi in DBI.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Irene Fosi:  SACCHETTI, Urbano. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 89. Rome 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c d Sacchetti, Urbano. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed January 25, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Sacchetti, Urbano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1640
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1705
Place of death Rome