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Prospero Marefoschi (24 September 1653 – 24 February 1732) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Montesanto, now part of
Potenza Picena Potenza Picena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche, about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Macerata. ''Potentia'' was the Roman town situated in the lower Potenza valley, in the ...
, in the
region of Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
, Italy. He was ordained as a deacon in 1709 and archbishop in 1711. He was made a cardinal by
Pope Benedict XIII Pope Benedict XIII ( la, Benedictus XIII; it, Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May ...
on 29 December 1724. He participated in the papal conclave of 1730.Catholic Hierarchy
website. Cardinal Mario Marefoschi was his nephew.


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1653 births 1732 deaths 18th-century Italian cardinals People from the Province of Macerata {{italy-RC-cardinal-stub