Giovan Francesco Morosini (cardinal)
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Giovan Francesco Morosini or Gianfrancesco Morosini (30 September 1537 ā 14 January 1596) was a Venetian Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Brescia and Apostolic Nuncio in France.
For the 17-century Patriarch of Venice, see Giovan Francesco Morosini (patriarch).
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Giovan Francesco Morosini | |
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Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
See | Brescia |
Appointed | 23 September 1585 |
Term ended | 14 January 1596 |
Predecessor | Giovanni Delfino |
Successor | Marino Zorzi |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Via |
Orders | |
Consecration | 3 November 1585 (Bishop) by Cesare Costa |
Created cardinal | 15 July 1588 by Pope Sixtus V |
Personal details | |
Born | (1537-09-30)30 September 1537 |
Died | 14 January 1596(1596-01-14) (aged 58) Brescia |
Buried | Old Cathedral, Brescia |
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