Giulio Magnani (; June 1505 – 25 September 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1560–1565).

Biography

Giulio Magnani was born in

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in June 1505. He entered the

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. He earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology and in 1549 became

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of his order. In 1551 he was appointed

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of the Friars Minor Conventual and in

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in 1553 he was elected Minister General, an office he maintained up to 1559. Giulio Magnani participated to

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, including also the sessions in the years 1545–1547 as delegate of his order. He was remembered as ''a gentle, erudite and austere man''. On 17 July 1560, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Calvi Risorta. The episcopal consecration followed on 28 July 1560 in the Basilica of the Santi Apostoli in

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by the hands of Pompeo Zambeccari. Since 1560, he served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta until his death occurred in Teano on 25 September 1565. He was buried in the church of San Francesco in Teano.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnani, Giulio 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1505 births 1565 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV Conventual Franciscan bishops Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual Participants in the Council of Trent Religious leaders from Piacenza