Carlo Agostino Fabroni (28 August 1651 - 19 September 1727) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. [1]
Carlo Agostino Fabroni (28 August 1651 - 19 September 1727) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. [1]
Born in Pistoia to a comfortable family, his studies led him to join the Jesuits. In 1706, he was made cardinal by Pope Clement XI. He became a close advisor and secretary of the Office of Propaganda Fide for Pope Innocent XII. From the latter position, along with the scholar Gregorio Selleri, he coauthored a censure of Jansenism and the writings of Pasquier Quesnel. The censure was released in 1713 by Clement XI under the title of Bolla Unigenitus Dei Filius . He was the head of the conservative zelanti faction. [2]
Before his death, he built the Biblioteca Fabroniana in Pistoia to house his donation of 8000 volumes. [3] [4] He died in Rome.
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