Girolamo Gastaldi

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Girolamo Gastaldi
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia
Archbishop of Benevento
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Consecration12 May 1680
by Girolamo Boncompagni
Personal details
Born1616
Taggia, Italy
Died8 Apr 1685 (age 69)

Girolamo Gastaldi (1616–1685) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.[1]

Biography

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On 12 May 1680, was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Boncompagni, Archbishop of Bologna, with Carlo Molza, Bishop of Modena, and Augusto Bellincini, Bishop of Reggio Emilia, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

He is known for his treatise on the political and legal measures taken to control the plague, Tractatus de Avertenda et Profliganda Peste, Politico-Legalis, published in 1656.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Miranda, Salvador. "GASTALDI, Girolamo (1616-1685)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Girolamo Cardinal Gastaldi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Epidemics and quarantines in 17th-century Rome, April 2, 2020 - 9:42pm by Michael Widener. Yale Law Library, Rare books blog.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gasparo Carpegna
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
1673–1677
Succeeded by
Federico Caccia
Preceded by
Camillo Massimi
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia
1677–1685
Succeeded by
Federico Baldeschi Colonna
Preceded by
Giuseppe Bologna
Archbishop of Benevento
1680–1685
Succeeded by
Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina
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