Giuseppe Sacripante


Giuseppe Sacripante
Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed9 December 1704
Term ended4 January 1727
PredecessorCarlo Barberini
SuccessorSilvio Valenti Gonzaga
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1726–27)
Orders
Created cardinal12 December 1695
by Pope Innocent XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born19 March 1642
Died4 January 1727 (aged 84)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSant'Ignazio, Rome
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1721–26)
Pro-Datary of the Apostolic Datary (1700–04)
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council (1696–1700)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1696–1721)

Giuseppe Sacripante (19 March 1642 – 4 January 1727) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Narni on 19 March 1642, and was the eldest child of Giacinto Sacripante and Vittoria di Basilis.[1] He studied letters and law, and held a number of administrative posts, before being given a canonry of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. He was created Cardinal-Priest by Pope Innocent XII in the consistory of 12 December 1695.[2] He received the title of Santa Maria in Traspontina and was named Prefect of the Congregation of the Council on 2 January 1696. He became Pro-Datary in 1700. In 1704, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. He became Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede in 1721, and then San Lorenzo in Lucina in 1726.[1]

He participated in three papal conclaves; 1700, 1721 and 1724. He died in Rome on 4 January 1727 aged 84.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 12, 1695". cardinals.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ "Giuseppe Cardinal Sacripante [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-20.