Giulio Antonio Santorio
Encyclopedia
Giulio Antonio Santorio was an Italian Cardinal
of the Roman Catholic Church
.
Santorio was born in Caserta
. He served as Archbishop
of Santa Severina
from 1566 until his death.
Santorio was elevated to Cardinal on 17 May 1570, and installed as the Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola the same year, subsequently as the Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1595) and as the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
(1597). Cardinal Santorio is in the episcopal lineage
of Pope Benedict XVI
.
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...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Santorio was born in Caserta
Caserta
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...
. He served as Archbishop
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...
of Santa Severina
Santa Severina
Santa Severina is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:The town is bordered by Belvedere di Spinello, Caccuri, Castelsilano, Rocca di Neto, Roccabernarda, San Mauro Marchesato and Scandale....
from 1566 until his death.
Santorio was elevated to Cardinal on 17 May 1570, and installed as the Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola the same year, subsequently as the Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1595) and as the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Palestrina
Palestrina is an ancient city and comune with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome...
(1597). Cardinal Santorio is in the episcopal lineage
Historical episcopate
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of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
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Literary works
- Vita del card. Giulio Antonio Santori detto il card. di Santa Severina composta e scritta da lui medesimo, in «Archivio della R. Società di Storia Patria», voll. XII 1889 e XIII 1890
- Pro confutatione articulorum et haeresum recentiorum Haereticorum et pseudo-apostolorum, ex Utriusque Testamenti textu decerpta, in ms. Vaticanus Latinus 12233, cc. 62r-439v, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
- Historia abiuratorum et haereticorum scripta et notata a Cardinali Sanctae Severinae ... De persecutionis haereticae pravitatis historia, ms. in Archivio della Congragazione per la Dottrina della Fede