Luigi Ruzini (1658–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Bergamo
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Italy
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on 23 Apr 1658.
He was ordained a deacon on 2 Dec 1696 and as priest on 9 Dec 1696.
On 27 Jan 1698, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
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He took a hard stance against nepotism ...
as
Bishop of Bergamo
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bishop by
Marcantonio Barbarigo
Marcantonio Barbarigo (6 March 1640 – 26 May 1706) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the founder of the Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers Filippini and also founded both the Religious Teachers Filippini o ...
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Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
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, with
Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci
Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci (1625 or 1626, Florence - 20 June 1702) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.
Life
He came from a noble Sienese family of the Pannocchieschi d'Elci, who held the status of counts. He was the son of ...
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Archbishop of Pisa
The Archdiocese of Pisa () is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Pisa, Italy.
Titular Archbishop
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of ''Athenae'', serving as
co-consecrators
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He served as Bishop of Bergamo until his death on 18 Mar 1708.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of
Pietro Spínola
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People
* Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice
* Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death
* Pietro II Can ...