Giambattista Spinola
Giambattista Spinola (20 September 1615 – 4 January 1704) was a
Giambattista was born in
During his career, he participated in three papal conclaves,[4] the last being in 1700, when he was 85 years old.[3]
Spinola studied law as a young man, receiving the degree of
Shortly after his resignation, Spinola was named a
Spinola died in his palace in Rome on 4 January 1704. His body was laid out in the Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, with his burial taking place on 7 March 1704 at the Church of San Salvatore alle Coppelle, in front of the main altar.[4]
References
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- ^ European Heraldry website, House Spinola
- ^ a b California State University at Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1700
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ Gaetano Moroni, Dizionario di erudizione historico-ecclesiastica Vol. XXXII (Venezia: tipografia Emiliana 1845), p. 45.
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- ^ The technical term "opting" refers to the practice taking place when a titular church falls vacant. In a papal consistory, a cardinal my claim ("opt for") the vacancy, provided that no one senior to him makes a claim. The transfer is then approved by the pope.
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