Marcantonio Marcolini
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Marcantonio Marcolini (1721–1782) was an
cardinal
.
Biography
Marcantonio Marcolini was born in Fano on 22 November 1721, the son of Count Pietro Paolo Marcolini and Ana Maria Francesca Ferretti, of the counts of Castel Ferretto.[1]
He graduated from the Collegio di San Carlo in Modena on 22 October 1732; from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1740; and then received a doctorate of both laws from the Sapienza University of Rome on 3 July 1742.[1]
After graduating, he became a
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.[1] On 28 August 1747, he became Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura.[1] He was made Relator of the Sacred Congregation of Good Government in July 1748.[1] In 1751, he traveled through Germany and Saxony.[1] He became a judge of the Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter's basilica in November 1752, becoming its secretary in December 1756.[1] He became a canon of St. Peter's Basilica in April 1754.[1] In December 1755, he became Voter of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.[1]
He was
priest on 27 February 1768.[1]
He was elected
Apostolic Nuncio to Florence. He later returned to Rome, becoming secretary of the Sacred Consulta on 16 February 1771.[1] On 18 May 1773, he became auditor of the Apostolic Camera.[1] He was made president of Urbino on 2 May 1775.[1]
In the
While visiting Fano, he suffered from apoplexy on 1 May 1782.[1] He died in Fano on 18 June 1782.[1]
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