Savo Millini
Savo Millini or Savio Mellini (Rome, 4 July 1644 – Rome, 10 February 1701) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Savo Millini | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Consecration | 28 Jun 1675 |
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| Born | 5 Jul 1644 |
| Died | 10 Feb 1701 (age 56) |
Biography
Millini was born on 4 July 1644 to Mario and his wife Ginevra (née di Neri Capponi). He was a great-nephew of Cardinal Giovanni Garsia and both his parents were members of families of the Roman civic nobility. After studying at Rome University, he took orders in 1668. On 28 Jun 1675, he was consecrated as Archbishop of Caesarea. In the same year he was nominated Papal nuncio to Madrid. He was appointed a cardinal and bishop of Orvieto in 1681.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Antonio Medina Cachón y Ponce de León, Bishop of Ceuta (1676);
- Baltasar Tomás Carbonell y Sánchez, Bishop of Sigüenza (1677);
- Antonio de Benavides y Bazán, Titular Archbishop of Tyrus and Patriarch of West Indies (1679);
- Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1684);
- Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1685);
- Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina, Bishop of Aversa (1687);
- Sebastiano Delli Frangi, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1688);
- Romualdo Tancredi, Bishop of Montalcino (1688); and
- Giovanni Vincenzo Lucchesini, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1689).
References
- Miranda, Salvador. "MILLINI, Savo (1644-1701)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Cheney, David M. "Savo (Savio) Cardinal Millini (Mellini)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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