Matthaeus Erasmos, O.P. (born , 1567–1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Matthaeus Erasmos was born in 1567 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 22 October 1607, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...

. He served as Archbishop of Nachitschewan until his death on 9 July 1627.

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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Ottoman Empire Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1567 births 1627 deaths Dominican bishops {{RC-archbishop-stub