Lorenzo Landi (1567 – 12 December 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Lorenzo Landi was born in

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in 1567. On 4 July 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 29 July 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini,

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, with Ottavio Accoramboni, Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Fossombrone until his death on 12 December 1627.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: * Ottavio Ridolfi, Bishop of Ariano (1612); *

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(1612); * Francesco Diotallevi, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1614); and * Girolamo Curlo, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1614).

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