Giuseppe Maria Martelli (1678 – 1741) was an Italian
Roman Catholic
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archbishop of Florence from 1722 to 1740.
Biography
He was born to the aristocratic Martelli family. He rose rapidly in ecclesiastical rank, becoming prior of
San Lorenzo
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and synod examiner for the dioceses of Florence and Fiesolo. He surpervised a synod of the diocese in 1732. In Florence, he helped refurbish the Palazzo Arcivescovile and the church of
San Salvatore al Vescovo
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It was first built in the 11th century and has had several subsequent modifications. The lower portion of the facade is built in a Romanesque architecture
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. He was buried in the church of
San Michele e Gaetano.
References
* ''La chiesa fiorentina'', Curia arcivescovile, Florence 1970.
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1678 births
1741 deaths
Roman Catholic archbishops of Florence
18th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops