Fabrizio Serbelloni
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Fabrizio Serbelloni (1695–1775) was an Italian Cardinal
. He was from a prominent family in Milan
.
He was a graduate of the University of Pavia
, becoming doctor in utroque iure. He served as inquisitor general in Malta
, in 1726.
He was ordained in 1731, and in the same year was made titular archbishop of Patras. In the 1730s and 1740s he was nuncio at Cologne
.
In 1753 he was created cardinal. He subsequently acted as a legate. He became Bishop of Albano in 1763, and Bishop of Ostia
in 1774.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
. He was from a prominent family in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
He was a graduate of the University of Pavia
University of Pavia
The University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and is organized in 9 Faculties.-History:...
, becoming doctor in utroque iure. He served as inquisitor general in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, in 1726.
He was ordained in 1731, and in the same year was made titular archbishop of Patras. In the 1730s and 1740s he was nuncio at Cologne
Apostolic Nuncio to Cologne
The Apostolic Nunciature to Cologne was an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church established in 1584. The nuncios were accredited to the Achbishop-Electorates of Cologne, Mainz and Trier...
.
In 1753 he was created cardinal. He subsequently acted as a legate. He became Bishop of Albano in 1763, and Bishop of Ostia
Bishop of Ostia
The Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of...
in 1774.