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Prospero Caffarelli (c. 1593 - 14 August 1659) was an Italian cardinal.
prospero, caffarelli, died, 1659, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, june, 2018, prospero, caffarelli, 1593, august, 1659, italian, . This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article June 2018 Prospero Caffarelli c 1593 14 August 1659 was an Italian cardinal Life editBorn in Rome he was the son of Pantasilea Astalli and her husband Alessandro Caffarelli who was made a conservatore of Rome in 1608 The Caffarelli family was in financial difficulties but Prospero s mother was related to Pope Paul V paving the way for his career in the Roman Curia 1 His offices included Auditor General of the Apostolic Camera Protonotary Apostolic ponente of the Sacra Consulta referendary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and canon of St John Lateran Pope Innocent X made him a cardinal in the consistory of 2 March 1654 and he took part in the papal conclave the following year 2 He died in Rome and was buried in the family tomb in Santa Maria sopra Minerva He left his entire estate to the sacristy of St Peter s Basilica of which he had been a canon References edit Piero Treves CAFFARELLI Prospero in Dizionario biografico degli italiani vol 16 Roma Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana 1973 in Italian Prospero Cardinal Caffarelli www catholic hierarchy org Catholic Church titles Preceded byTiberio Cenci Cardinal presbyter of San Callisto1654 1659 Succeeded byVincenzo Costaguti Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prospero Caffarelli died 1659 amp oldid 1120815355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
