Carlo Agostino Fabroni

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Portrait of Carlo Agostino Fabroni (1651-1727)

Carlo Agostino Fabroni (28 August 1651 - 19 September 1727) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. [1]

Biography

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Florida International University, Biographical Diction section Pope Clement XI (1700-1721), Consistory of May 17, 1706 (II)". Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Google Books website, The Stolen Bones of St. John of Matha, by A. Katie Harris
  3. ↑ www.catholic-hierarchy.org with entry for Fabroni.
  4. ↑ Google Books website, Florence After the Medici: Tuscan Enlightenment, 1737-1790, edited by Corey Tazzara, Paula Findlen, Jacob Soll


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