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His Eminence Girolamo Gastaldi | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia Archbishop of Benevento | |
Church | Catholic Church |
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Consecration | 12 May 1680 by Girolamo Boncompagni |
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Born | 1616 Taggia, Italy |
Died | 8 Apr 1685 (age 69) |
Girolamo Gastaldi (1616–1685) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.[1]
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]