Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
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Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta (or Palotta) (1594–1668) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism)
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He was a papal nuncio
at the end of the 1620s, becoming titular archbishop of Tessalonica in 1628. He became a Cardinal in 1629.
He was Camerlengo
in 1647 for a year. He became bishop of Albano in 1663 and bishop of Frascati in 1666.
He employed the exiled English poet Richard Crashaw
as secretary in 1648/9. Cardinal Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta was his uncle.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
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He was a papal 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...
at the end of the 1620s, becoming titular archbishop of Tessalonica in 1628. He became a Cardinal in 1629.
He was Camerlengo
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the treasurer of that body.He administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the requiem Mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.It is...
in 1647 for a year. He became bishop of Albano in 1663 and bishop of Frascati in 1666.
He employed the exiled English poet Richard Crashaw
Richard Crashaw
Richard Crashaw , English poet, styled "the divine," was part of the Seventeenth-century Metaphysical School of poets.-Life:...
as secretary in 1648/9. Cardinal Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta was his uncle.