Lorenzo Casoni

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Lorenzo Casoni
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
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Church Catholic Church
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Consecration12 Mar 1690
by  Francesco Nerli (iuniore)
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 1645
Died19 Nov 1720 (age 75)
Rome, Italy

Lorenzo Casoni (September 10, 1645-November 19, 1720) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. [1]

Biography

Lorenzo Casoni was born in Sarzana [2] on September 10, 1645, the son of Niccolò, count of Villanova, and Giulia Petriccioli. The family was of noble and religious origins: [3] his cousin was Monsignor Agostino Favoriti, secretary of Pope Innocent XI, to which post he later succeeded. His great-grandsons were later Cardinal Filippo Casoni, in 1801, and Cardinal Luigi Vannicelli Casoni, in 1839. Pope Innocent XI made him "secret chamberlain of honor" and canon of Santa Maria Maggiore.

On March 3, 1690, he was elected titular archbishop of Caesarea, with dispensation for not receiving the diaconate and presbyterate.

On 12 Mar 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Nerli (iuniore), Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana. [4]

Pope Clement XI elevated him to the rank of cardinal in the consistory of May 17, 1706. In honor of the two popes who had helped him, he had two monuments erected in the Chapel of the Crucifix in Sarzana, his hometown.

He died on November 19, 1720, at the age of 75.

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References

  1. Florida International University, Biographical Diction section Pope Clement XI (1700-1721), Consistory of May 17, 1706 (II)
  2. Deutsche Biographie website, Casoni, Lorenzo
  3. Google Books website, Testamenti dei Cardinali: Lorenzo Casoni (1645-1720), by Maria Gemma Paviolo, page 13
  4. Cheney, David M. "Lorenzo Cardinal Casoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved December 27, 2019. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
1690–1706
Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Naples
1690–1702
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
1706–1715
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
1715–1720
Succeeded by