Marco Battista Battaglini (25 March 1645 – 19 September 1717) was an Italian jurist and bishop, known as a historian of the

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s. He served as Bishop of Cesena (1716–1717) and

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(1690–1716).

Biography

Marco Battista Battaglini was born on 25 Mar 1646 in

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. He studied law at Cesena, both civil and ecclesiastical, and at the age of sixteen he obtained the degree of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law. After some years of service in the civil administration of the

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, he entered the priesthood. On 17 Apr 1690, he was appointed

Pope Alexander VIII Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...

. On 7 May 1690, he was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

bishop by Gasparo Carpegna,

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. On 8 Jun 1716, he was transferred by

Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XI (; ; ; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI was a patron of the arts an ...

to the Diocese of Cesena. He served as Bishop of Cesena until his death on 19 Sep 1717. at

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

Works

His principal works are: *"Il legista filosofo" (Rome, 1680), or the man of law as a philosopher; *"Istoria universale di tutti i concilii" (Venice, 1686, 1689, 1696, 1714). The first edition contained the history of 475 councils; in subsequent edition 403 more were added. In a supplement was a catalogue of all the ancient and contemporary episcopal sees. *"Annali del sacerdozio e dell' imperio intorno all' intero secolo decimo settimo" (Venice, 1701–11; Ancona, 1742), or history of the world during the seventeenth century in the form of annals.

References

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, ''Nomenclator'', II; **Thomas Bauer in ''Kirchenlexikon''

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