Minuccio Minucci (1551–1604) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was the

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. He served as secretary to the

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and

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in 1573, and in 1582 attended the

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as secretary to the

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, cardinal

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.Alexander Koller
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'', vol. 74 (2010). Minucci was named archbishop of

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(at the time a territory of the

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, now in

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) on 7 February 1596 and was consecrated on 10 March. He died on 7 March 1604 during a visit to Munich, and was buried in

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. Amongst other things, he is known as he author of a History of the

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.Minuccio Minucci, ''Historia Degli Uscochi'' (1602
at Google Books

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Minucci, Minuccio 1551 births 1604 deaths People from Vittorio Veneto Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Burials at St. Michael's Church, Munich