Antonio Banchieri
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Antonio Banchieri (19 May 1667 - 16 September 1733) was an Italian cardinal.
Life
Born in
utroque iure
on 10 July 1692.
During the pontificate of
Jansenist Pasquier Quesnel.. He also served as governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo
from 30 September 1724 to 30 April 1728.
He was made a cardinal
in July 1733 and was critically ill for a time, before recovering. This did force him to retire to his home in Pistoia on 29 August that year, where he died only a fortnight later. His body lay in state for public veneration before being buried in Santissimo Nome di Gesù church in Pistoia.