Giambattista Leni
Giambattista Leni (1573–1627) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.on consistory of November 24, 1608 was created cardinal by Pope Paul V [1]
Biography
On 20 Jul 1608, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio, with Marco Cornaro, Bishop of Padua, and Diego Alvarez, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]
Much of the initial construction of the Barnabite's church in Rome, San Carlo ai Catinari, was done at Leni's personal expense.[3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Sebastiano Roberti, Bishop of Tricarico (1609);
- Pedro de Mata y Haro, Bishop of Belcastro (1609);
- Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia (1611);
- Antonio Maria Franceschini, Bishop of Amelia (1611);
- Roberto Roberti (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico (1612);
- Camillo Moro, Bishop of Termoli (1612);
- Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno, Titular Archbishop of Patrae (1614);
- Vitaliano Visconti Borromeo, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1616);
- Vincenzo Landinelli, Bishop of Albenga (1616);
- Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa (1616);
- Altobello Carissimi, Bishop of Minervino Murge (1617);
- Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop of Comacchio (1617);
- Fabrizio Landriani, Bishop of Pavia (1617);
- Ippolito Borghese (bishop), Bishop of Montalcino (1618);
- Marsilio Peruzzi, Archbishop of Chieti (1618);
- Gregorio Del Bufalo, Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1619);
- Maurizio Ricci, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1619);
- Alfonso Giglioli, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1619);
- Ferdinando Millini, Bishop of Imola (1619);
- Francesco Campanari, Bishop of Alatri (1620);
- Alfonso Petrucci (bishop), Bishop of Chiusi (1620);
- Pietro Campori, Bishop of Cremona (1621);
- Giulio Roma, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1621);
- Desiderio Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1621);
- Giacinto Petroni, Bishop of Molfetta (1622);
- Giovanni Battista Roviglioni, Bishop of Troia (1623);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
References
- Miranda, Salvador. "LENI, Giambattista (1573-1627)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Cheney, David M. "Giambattista Cardinal Leni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- Head, George. Rome: A Tour of Many Days, Vol. 1, London, Longman, Brown et al, 1849, p. 437
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