Alessandro Vittrici
Roman art collector an catholic bishop
About Alessandro Vittrici
Lived 1575 – 1650 (aged 74–75). Alessandro Vittrici was an Italian art collector, catholic bishop, civil servant and bishop.
Alessandro Vittrici (or Vittrice; died 5 October 1650) was a Roman art collector and Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alatri (1632–1648) and as governor of Rome from 1647. a church built for the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
Vittrice is also known to have been, in 1620, the owner of Caravaggio's The Fortune Teller, which he gifted to Pope Innocent X.
On 20 September 1632, Alessandro Vittrici was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Alatri. On 24 October 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli. He served as Bishop of Alatri until his resignation in 1648. He died on 5 October 1650.
Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator:
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Roman art collector an catholic bishop
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Alessandro Vittrici was born in 1575 in Rome.
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Alessandro Vittrici died on 5 October 1650 in Rome.
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