Scipione Agnelli (1586 – 1 October 1653) was an Italian Catholic bishop, scholar and jurist.

Life

Born in

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

, Agnelli was the son of Count Lepido Agnelli, in the service of the

House of Gonzaga ) , type = Noble house , country = , estates = Ducal Palace (Mantua)Ducal Palace ( Nevers) , titles = * Prince of Arches * Duke of Montferrat * Duke of Mantua * Duke of Guastalla * Duke of Nevers * ...

, and Girolama Pavese. He was educated at the Gonzaga court of Mantua and Casale and graduated in theology and canon law. In 1611 he pronounced the funeral oration for

Eleonora de' Medici Eleanor de' Medici (28 February 1567 – 9 September 1611) was a Duchess of Mantua by marriage to Vincenzo I Gonzaga. She served as regent of Mantua 1595, 1597 and 1601, when Vincenzo served in the Austrian campaign in Hungary, and in 1602, w ...

, consort of the Duke

Vincenzo I Gonzaga Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. Biography Vincenzo was the only son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Archduchess Eleanor of Aust ...

. Ferdinando Gonzaga, the Duke of Mantua and Monferrato, proposed him to hold the position of

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

Casale Monferrato Casale Monferrato () is a town in the Piedmont region of Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrat hills. Beyond the river lies the ...

; he was ordained on 18 February 1624. Because of the

War of the Mantuan Succession The War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631) was a related conflict of the Thirty Years' War, caused by the death in December 1627 of Vincenzo II, last male heir in the direct line of the House of Gonzaga and ruler of the duchies of Mantua ...

, for many years he was prevented from carrying out his pastoral activity in Casale. Agnelli died in

in 1653.

Operas (libretti)

* ''Vita della Beata Osanna ndreasi', 1597 and 1607. * ''De ideis libri tres disceptationum'', 1611. * ''Le nozze di Tetide'' (lost) * ''Il Mariale'', 1634. * ''Il Bonifacio'', tragedia sacra, 1629. * ''Annali di Mantova fino al 1637'', posthumous opera published circa 1675 completed and cared for by his nephew L. M. Agnelli and dedicated to the

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (31 August 1652 – 5 July 1708) was the only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua and Montferrat, and the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga. Biography Born in Revere, In 1665 Ferdinand Charles re ...

Historical episcopate

* Cardinal

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* Cardinal

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* Cardinal

Ottavio Paravicini Ottavio Paravicini (1552–1611) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Early life Born into the noble family from Valtellina, he was the son of Giovanni Michele Paravicini and Lomellina Laudata of Gaeta. Biography On 15 Jul 1584, he was consecrated ...

* Cardinal

Giambattista Leni Giambattista Leni (1573–1627) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.on consistory of November 24, 1608 was created cardinal by Pope Paul V Biography On 20 Jul 1608, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio, wit ...

* Cardinal

Giulio Roma Giulio Roma (16 September 1584 – 16 September 1652) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Bishop of Recanati and Loreto. Roma was born 16 September 1584 in Milan, one of 16 children born to noble parents. He was educated at the University of ...

* Bishop Scipione Agnelli

Bibliography

* David M. Cheney
Scipione Agnelli
in Catholic Hierarchy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnelli, Scipione 1586 births 1653 deaths Clergy from Mantua Bishops in Lombardy Italian opera librettists Writers from Mantua 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops