Carlo Gualterio
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Carlo Gualterio was an Italian
Roman Catholic cardinal.
. Among his relatives, Silvio Antoniani was cardinal and Sebastiano Gualterio had been Bishop of Viterbo, Papal Nuncio
to France and the Council of Trent
. He was related to Donna Olimpia Maidalchini
and Pope Innocent X
Pamphilj, and also grand-uncle of Cardinal Filippo Antonio Gualterio
and great-grand-uncle of Cardinal Luigi Gualterio.
He studied law and became a consistorial lawyer. Later he was made referendary
of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature and Rector of La Sapienza University, Rome
.
Carlo Gualterio was created cardinal deacon in the consistory
of March 2, 1654 by Pope Innocent X and opted for the deaconary of S. Pancrazio. From 1672 to 1673 he was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
.
He was elected Archbishop of Fermo on October 5, 1654. He took part in the Papal conclave of 1655
and in that of 1667. He resigned the government of the archdiocese before April 30, 1668 in favour of his nephew Giannotto Gualterio. Promoted to the order of Cardinal Priest on December 25, 1668 with the title of Sant'Eusebio
, he participated in the Papal Conclave of 1669-1670
.
Carlo Gualterio died in 1673 of an apoplexy
in Rome
. He was transferred to Orvieto and buried in the tomb of his family in the local cathedralhttp://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Italian%20Images/Montages/Umbria%20&%20Le%20Marche/Orvieto/Orvieto%20Duomo%20San%20Brizio.htm
Italy
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Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Gualterio was born at OrvietoOrvieto
Orvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff...
. Among his relatives, Silvio Antoniani was cardinal and Sebastiano Gualterio had been Bishop of Viterbo, Papal Nuncio
Nuncio
Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church...
to France and the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
. He was related to Donna Olimpia Maidalchini
Olimpia Maidalchini
Olimpia Maidalchini , also spelled Olympia and known as Donna Olimpia, was the sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X .- Early life :...
and Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X , born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj , was Pope from 1644 to 1655. Born in Rome of a family from Gubbio in Umbria who had come to Rome during the pontificate of Pope Innocent IX, he graduated from the Collegio Romano and followed a conventional cursus honorum, following his uncle...
Pamphilj, and also grand-uncle of Cardinal Filippo Antonio Gualterio
Filippo Antonio Gualterio (cardinal)
Filippo Antonio Gualterio was made a papal nuncio to France and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church from 1706....
and great-grand-uncle of Cardinal Luigi Gualterio.
He studied law and became a consistorial lawyer. Later he was made referendary
Referendary
Referendary is the English form or rendering of a number of administrative positions, of various rank, in chanceries and other official organisations.-Secular:...
of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature and Rector of La Sapienza University, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Carlo Gualterio was created cardinal deacon in the consistory
Consistory
-Antiquity:Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek synedrion ....
of March 2, 1654 by Pope Innocent X and opted for the deaconary of S. Pancrazio. From 1672 to 1673 he was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the treasurer of that body.He administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the requiem Mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.It is...
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He was elected Archbishop of Fermo on October 5, 1654. He took part in the Papal conclave of 1655
Papal conclave, 1655
The Papal conclave of 1655 was the papal conclave of Cardinals called on the death of Pope Innocent X. The conclave elected Fabio Chigi, who took office as Alexander VII.- History :...
and in that of 1667. He resigned the government of the archdiocese before April 30, 1668 in favour of his nephew Giannotto Gualterio. Promoted to the order of Cardinal Priest on December 25, 1668 with the title of Sant'Eusebio
Sant'Eusebio
Sant'Eusebio is a basilica church in Rome, devoted to Saint Eusebius of Rome, a 4th century martyr, and built in the Monti rione.The church is first mentioned in 474, by an inscription in the catacombs of Saints Marcellino e Pietro ad duas Lauros, and recorded as the Titulus Eusebii in the acts of...
, he participated in the Papal Conclave of 1669-1670
Papal conclave, 1669–1670
The papal conclave from December 20, 1669 to April 29, 1670 elected Cardinal Emilio Altieri as Pope Clement X.- Cardinal electors :-Absentee cardinals:...
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Carlo Gualterio died in 1673 of an apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He was transferred to Orvieto and buried in the tomb of his family in the local cathedralhttp://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Italian%20Images/Montages/Umbria%20&%20Le%20Marche/Orvieto/Orvieto%20Duomo%20San%20Brizio.htm