Carlo Antonio Dal Pozzo
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Carlo Antonio Dal Pozzo was an Italian prelate, who was archbishop
metropolita
of the Pisa
Diocese
.
He came from the noble family of Dal Pozzo Della Cisterna of Biella
. He was the uncle of Cassiano dal Pozzo
.
Between his many works, he ordered to build the homonym chapel in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa (1594), he made the Collegio Puteano
to host some students from Piedmont (1605) and he made cast the homonym bell in the leaning tower
(1606).
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
metropolita
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
of the Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
.
He came from the noble family of Dal Pozzo Della Cisterna of Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
. He was the uncle of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Cassiano dal Pozzo
Cassiano dal Pozzo was an Italian scholar and patron of arts. The secretary of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, he was an antiquary in the classicizing circle of Rome, and a long-term friend and patron of Nicolas Poussin, whom he supported from his earliest arrival in Rome: Poussin in a letter...
.
Between his many works, he ordered to build the homonym chapel in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa (1594), he made the Collegio Puteano
Palazzo del Collegio Puteano
The Palazzo del Collegio Puteano is a building in Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa, Italy.The palace, located near to the Church of St Rocco, was built in the present form between 1549 and 1598, by joining a group of previous houses.In 1605, it was given in perpetual rent to the Knights of St Stephen,...
to host some students from Piedmont (1605) and he made cast the homonym bell in the leaning tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa...
(1606).