About Annibale di Ceccano
Lived 1282 – 1350 (aged 67–68). Annibale di Ceccano was a catholic priest, theologian, bishop, archbishop and papal legate.
Annibaldo Caetani di Ceccano (c. 1282 – 1350) was an Italian Cardinal. His palace, the Livrée Ceccano at Avignon, begun in about 1335/1340, still survives; it is now a public library.
He was Archbishop of Naples from 1326 to 1328 and undertook diplomatic missions, for example setting up the 1343 truce between England and France. He was Bishop of Frascati from 1332 to 1350. He was archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica (1342-1350), as well as Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1342 to 1344, and Archdeacon of Nottingham from 1331 to 1348.
He is celebrated for the luxury of a feast he gave in 1343 for Pope Clement VI, an eye-witness account of which has survived.
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Who was Annibale di Ceccano?
Catholic cardinal
When was Annibale di Ceccano born?
Annibale di Ceccano was born in 1282 in Campagna.
When did Annibale di Ceccano die?
Annibale di Ceccano died on 17 July 1350 in Cassino.
What was Annibale di Ceccano's occupation?
Annibale di Ceccano was a catholic priest, theologian, bishop, archbishop and papal legate.
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