Domenico Rivarola (1575–1627) was a

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cardinal.

Biography

On 28 Dec 1608, he was

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bishop by Michelangelo Tonti,

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, with

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, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, and Valeriano Muti,

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, serving as

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Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: and the

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of:

References

Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) painted a portrait of Cardinal Rivarola in 1623–1624. It currently belongs to the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. A 1624 copy of this painting, also by van Dyck, is in the collection of Salsbury House and Garden, Des Moines, Iowa. 1575 births 1627 deaths 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Aléria Clergy from Genoa {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub