Teodorico Ranieri of

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(died 7 December 1306) was an Italian

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. He was

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, and

bishop of Palestrina The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina () is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy. The current bishop of Palestrina is Mauro Parmeggiani, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 19 February 2019. Prior to h ...

. In 1298 Ranieri was instrumental in the destruction of the city of Palestrina on the orders of

Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII (; born Benedetto Caetani; – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani, Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections t ...

, following the anti-papal revolt of the

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. He was then made a cardinal in December of that year, and in 1300 until his death was the

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. Ranieri came from an ecclesiastical family; his uncle was the bishop of Piacenza and his brother Zampo was bishop of Soana, and of Pietro. The Palazzo Ranieri in

is named after a medieval tower once owned by Cardinal Ranieri.

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1306 deaths 14th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Palestrina Roman Catholic archbishops of Pisa 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Camerlengos of the Holy Roman Church Year of birth unknown {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub