Antonio Maria Graziani

Antonio Maria Graziani (1537–1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Amelia (1592–1611) and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1596–1598).

Biography Antonio Maria Graziani was born in 1537 in Sansepolcro, Italy. On 17 Feb 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Amelia. On 25 Feb 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Antonmaria Sauli, Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Fantino Petrignani, Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, serving as co-consecrators. On 23 Feb 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice; he resigned from the position on 8 Oct 1598. He served as Bishop of Amelia until his death on 1 Apr 1611.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Roberto Pierbenedetti, Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1592).

Publications

Graziani, A. (1624). Antonii Mariæ Gratiani a Burgo S. Sepulchri episcopi Amerini De bello Cyprio libri quinque. Roma: apud Alexandrum Zanettum. Graziani, A. and Midgley, R. (1687). The History of the War of Cyprus. Written Originally in Latin. With a New Map of the Island. London: J. Rowlings.