Prospero Caffarelli (died 1659)
Prospero Caffarelli (c. 1593 - 14 August 1659) was an Italian cardinal.
Life
Born in Rome, he was the son of Pantasilea Astalli and her husband Alessandro Caffarelli, who was made a
St John Lateran
.
papal conclave the following year.[2]
He died in Rome and was buried in the family tomb in
St Peter's Basilica
, of which he had been a canon.
References
- ^ "Piero Treves, 'CAFFARELLI, Prospero', in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 16, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1973" (in Italian).
- ^ "Prospero Cardinal Caffarelli". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.