Tolomeo Gallio
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Tolomeo Gallio | |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri | |
Cardinal Bishop | |
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| Born | 25 September 1527 |
| Died | 3 or 4 February 1607 (age 79) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Tolomeo Gallio (also spelled Gallo and Galli; 25 September 1527 – 3 or 4 February 1607) was an Italian
Cardinal
.
Biography
In the time of Pope Gregory XIII, he acted as papal secretary of state (in office 1572 to 1585), having a key role in the curia.[1]
He built the
Gravedona
.
He was
bishop of Ostia
in 1603.
Tolomeo in 1595 acquired the
County of Alvito (later Duchy) in southern Lazio
, which he assigned to his nephew Tolomeo; the Gallio family held the fief until 1806.
Episcopal succession
| Episcopal succession of Tolomeo Gallio |
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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
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Notes
- ISBN 9780521641463.
- ^ [self-published]
External links
- OCLC 53276621.
- Biography(in Italian)
- Biography(in Italian)
- Gaetano Moroni, ‘GALLI Tolomeo’, in Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni, (Venice: Tipografia Emiliana, 1844) XXVIII, pp. 120-121.
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