Alessandro Borgia
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Alessandro Borgia was an Italian bishop and archbishop.
to Cologne
as secretary to the legation there
, succeeding him as nuncio
on Bussi's promotion to cardinal in 1712. He remained in northern Europe until 1714, when he was made governor of Assisi
, in 1716 becoming bishop of Nocera Umbra
. He wanted to go to China
as a representative of the Holy See but - impressed by the differences arising in the Chinese rites between the Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries and the Chinese emperor he chose to stay in Italy. In 1724 he was made archbishop of Fermo, remaining in that diocese until the end of his life.
A scholar, he was in correspondence with Ludovico Antonio Muratori
. Borgia also wrote a history of his birthplace e delle diocesi che ha retto. From 1728 to 1730 he also collected historical documents relating to the history of the Fermo archdiocese, forming the foundation of the diocesan archive of Fermo. Alessandro's nephew Stefano Borgia
was put under his guardianship by Stefano's parents when the boy was nine years old, and Alessandro handed down his love of culture to him - Stefano edited Alessandro's works after the latter's death and also created the Museo Borgiano in Velletri.
Life
From a patrician family of Velletri which was only distantly related to the better known house of Borgia, he was the son of Clemente Erminio Borgia. He studied theology and letters at the "Sapienza" and in 1706 followed Monsignor BussiGiovanni Battista Bussi (1656-1726)
Giovanni Battista Bussi was an Italian cardinal.-Life:Born in the Papal States to a family which provided many ecclesiastics, Giovanni studied at the archiginnasio della Sapienza and in 1691 was granted a canonry in St Peter's Basilica and entrusted with the management of the Arcispedale di Santo...
to Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
as secretary to the legation there
Apostolic Nuncio to Cologne
The Apostolic Nunciature to Cologne was an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church established in 1584. The nuncios were accredited to the Achbishop-Electorates of Cologne, Mainz and Trier...
, succeeding him as nuncio
Nuncio
Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church...
on Bussi's promotion to cardinal in 1712. He remained in northern Europe until 1714, when he was made governor of Assisi
Assisi
- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253...
, in 1716 becoming bishop of Nocera Umbra
Roman Catholic Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino
The Italian Catholic diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, in Umbria, has existed since 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Assisi, known as the birthplace of Francis of Assisi, was combined with the diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino...
. He wanted to go to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
as a representative of the Holy See but - impressed by the differences arising in the Chinese rites between the Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries and the Chinese emperor he chose to stay in Italy. In 1724 he was made archbishop of Fermo, remaining in that diocese until the end of his life.
A scholar, he was in correspondence with Ludovico Antonio Muratori
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
Ludovico Antonio Muratori was an Italian historian, notable as a leading scholar of his age, and for his discovery of the Muratorian fragment, the earliest known list of New Testament books....
. Borgia also wrote a history of his birthplace e delle diocesi che ha retto. From 1728 to 1730 he also collected historical documents relating to the history of the Fermo archdiocese, forming the foundation of the diocesan archive of Fermo. Alessandro's nephew Stefano Borgia
Stefano Borgia
The Most Rev. Dr. Stefano Cardinal Borgia was a senior Italian prelate, theologian, antiquarian and historian.Cardinal Borgia belonged to a well known family of Velletri, where he was born, and was a distant relative of the House of Borgia. His early education was controlled by his uncle...
was put under his guardianship by Stefano's parents when the boy was nine years old, and Alessandro handed down his love of culture to him - Stefano edited Alessandro's works after the latter's death and also created the Museo Borgiano in Velletri.
Works
- Cerimonie della messa solenne cavate dalle rubriche, sagri cerimoniali, e dalla più esatta prattica delle basiliche di Roma stampate per ordine di monsignor Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo, e prencipe di Fermo per commodo di tutta la sua diocesi ..., In Roma, mella stamperia di Generoso Salomone : a' spese di Gio. Lorenzo Barbiellini, 1745.
- Del Regno di Maria, omelie, In Velletri, per Cesare Sartori stampatore vesc. e pubblico, 1782.
- Della cristiana educazione de' figliuoli, omelia detta da Alessandro Borgia Arcivescovo, Principe di Fermo, Fermo, appresso il Lazzarini Stamp. Arciv., 1760.
- Della cristiana educazione de' figliuoli. Omelie dette da Alessandro Borgia ..., In Napoli, presso Giuseppe De Dominicis, 1776.
- Vita di san Geraldo vescouo, e protettore dell'inclita città di Velletri raccolta da diuersi autori, che ne trattano, e dedicata all'eminentiss. ... cardinale Alessandro Cybo ... da Alessandro Borgia, In Velletri, per Onofrio Piccini, 1698.
- Benedicti XIII romani pontificis ex ordine praedicatorum vita commentario excepta et Benedicto XIV dicata ab Alexandro Borgia ..., Romae, typis & sumptibus Bernabo & Lazzarini ad Fontem Trivii, 1741.
- Del regno di Maria. Omelie di monsignor Alessandro Borgia ... ridotte alle stampe da monsignore Stefano Borgia ..., In Como, appresso Francesco Scotti, 1785.
- Delle lodi del b. Benedetto XI Dell'Ordine dei Predicatori. Omelia Dell'Ill.mo, e R.mo Signore monsignor Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo, e principe di Fermo. Dedicata Al merito sempre grande dell'E.mo, e R.mo Principe il signor cardinale Vincenzo Ludovico Gotti dell'Ordine dei Predicatori, Fermo, per Dom. Ant. Bolis, e frat. stamp. priorali, arcivesc., e del S. Uffizio, 1740.
- Alessandro Borgia per la Dio grazia, e della Santa Sede apostolica arcivescovo, e prencipe di Fermo della Santità di Nostro Signore papa Clemente 12. prelato domestico, & assistente, Fermo, per Gio. Francesco de' Monti, e frat. stampatori arcivescovali, 1736 (editor)
- Indulto sopra il precetto di astenersi dalle opere servili in alcune feste, e riforma di varj abusi circa l'osservanza dello stesso precetto nelle domeniche, ed in altri giorni festivi dell'anno, Fermo, per Dom. Ant. Bolis, e frat. stamp. arcivescovili, 1746.
- Istoria della Chiesa, e città di Velletri descritta in quattro libri e dedicata all'eminentissimo e reverendissimo principe il sig. cardinale D. Bernardo Conti da Alessandro Borgia vescovo di Nocera, In Nocera, per Antonio Mariotti, stampator vescovale, 1723.
- Istruzzione per l'estirpazione delle bestemmie in vano il santissimo nome di Dio e de santi suoi, Fermo, per Gio: Francesco de Monti, e Frat.stamp. arcivesc. e Cam., 1746.
- Omelie dette da Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo e principe di Fermo in varie funzioni pontificali della stessa città ..., In Camerino, nella stamperia del Gabrielli, 1739.
- Omelie dette da Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo e principe di Fermo in varie funzioni pontificali nella stessa città dall'anno 1745. fino alla festa de' santi apostoli Pietro e Paolo del 1753, In Fermo, per Filippo, e Fabio Maria Lazzarini, 1757.
- Omelie di Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo e principe di Fermo in varie solennità, e funzioni pastorali mentre egli era vescovo di Nocera nell'Umbria ..., In Camerino, appo il Gabrielli per Giuseppe de Trinci, 1734.
- Sagre omelie di monsignore don Alessandro Borgia arcivescovo e principe di Fermo intorno all'augustissimo sagrificio dell'altare, In Perugia, presso Carlo Baduel, 1795.
Sources
- A. Alfieri, LA CRONACA della Diocesi Nocerina nell'Umbria scritta dal suo vescovo Alessandro Borgia, Roma, Desclèe, 1910.