Giovanni Michele Saraceni (1 December 1498 – 27 April 1568) was a

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of the

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Biography

Saraceni was born in

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and was a relative of Cardinal Fabio Mignanelli. He was the archbishop of Acerenza and Matera from 1536. On 23 Mar 1536, he was

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bishop by

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, Archbishop of Taranto, with Lorenzo Santarelli,

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, and Giacomo Ponzetti,

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, serving as

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. He was made cardinal on 20 November 1551 by

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. He took part in revising the acts of the

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, and in other Papal missions, including investigating the charges against Cardinal

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. Cardinal Saraceni died in Rome in 1568.

Episcopal succession

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