Francesco Nori (1565 – 30 December 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of San Miniato The Diocese of San Miniato () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

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in 1565 and ordained a priest in 1603. On 11 March 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

Bishop of San Miniato The Diocese of San Miniato () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.

. On 27 May 1624, he was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

bishop by

Ottavio Bandini Ottavio Bandini (1558–1629) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 25 June 1595 he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Gian Francesco ...

Cardinal-Bishop A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

of ''Palestrina'', with Alessandro del Caccia,

Bishop of Pistoia The Diocese of Pistoia () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato. The Diocese of Prato ha ...

, and

Tommaso Ximenes Tommaso Ximenes (died 3 November 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fiesole (1620–1633). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Fiesole The Diocese of Fiesole () is a Latin Church, Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, central Italy, whose episcopal see is the city of Fiesole. Fiesole was directly subject to the pope until 1420, when the archdiocese of Florence was crea ...

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...

. He served as Bishop of San Miniato until his death on 30 December 1631.

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