Antonio Francesco Sanvitale

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Antonio Francesco Sanvitale (10 February 1660 – 17 December 1714) was made a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church from 1709.

Life[]

Antonio Francesco was born in Parma.^[1] Descended from a prominent family, including Galeazzo Sanvitale, in the duchy. He was an archbishop of Urbino. He served as nuncio to Tuscany, and vice-legate to Avignon.^[2]

He was born in Parma on February 10, 1660 in the noble family and had the title of .

He graduated in utroque iure at the University of Parma. He was named mayor of the Vatican Basilica under the pontificate of Innocent XI.

On 27 December 1699 he was ordained a priest. On March 15, 1700 he was appointed vice-tied to Avignon.

He was elected July 16, 1703, Archbishop of Ephesus,^[3][4] On the 22 of the same month he was consecrated by Fabrizio Paolucci and was then transferred to the metropolitan headquarters in Urbino on May 6, 1709.

On July 17, 1703, a nuncio was created in Florence for him. For many years during his stay in Austria, his secretary was Gaetano Bedini who would latter be a Cardinal himself.

Pope Clement XI created him cardinal in pectore in the consistory of 15 April 1709 and published the nomination on July 22 of the same year. On 9 September of that year he received the title of St. Peter in Montorio.

He died in Urbino on 17 December 1714 at the age of 54 and was buried in the cathedral of the city.

Episcopal succession[]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of , Titular Archbishop of Thebae and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1706); Pier Marcellino Corradini, Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1707); and , Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1707).^[3]

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