Antonio Carafa (1538 – 13 January 1591) was an Italian

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from the

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Biography

Early years

Antonio Carafa was born in

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to Rinaldo I Carafello Carafa, a local patrician, and Giovanna of the ''signori'' of Montefalcone. He was a relative of

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through whose household he gained preferment in the Roman Curia. He studied in the

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and in Naples. He entered the Roman Curia in 1555 and became a canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica in 1558.

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persecuted the family of Carafa and he fled from Rome in 1561.

Pope Pius V Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...

rehabilitated the Carafas and Antonio was reappointed to the canonship on 1 June 1566.

Cardinalate

He was created cardinal deacon in the

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of in the consistory of 24 March 1568 and was opted for the deaconary of

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. He was made Perfect of the Tribunal of the

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from 29 January 1569 until his death. Antonio Carafa participated in the Papal conclave of 1572. He was transferred to the deaconry of

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on 8 April 1573, then to the deaconry of

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on 8 November 1577. He was opted for the order of the cardinal priests with the title of

on 12 December 1583. On 28 November 1584 he was appointed to the title of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo. He participated in the Papal conclave of 1585. After the death of Cardinal

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he was named Librarian of the Holy Roman Church on 6 October 1585. Later he became Prefect of the S.C. of the

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from 1586 until his death. He participated in the two Papal conclaves of 1590. He died in

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in 1591. He was also a manuscript collector. '' Minuscule 864'' was one of his manuscripts.

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Clergy from Naples

Biography

Early years

Cardinalate

See also

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