About Baldassare de Benavente
Lived 1638 – 1687 (aged 49). Baldassare de Benavente was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. (1 March 1638 – 30 October 1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza (1686–1687).
Biography Baldassare de Benavente was born in Salamanca, Spain on 1 March 1638 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. On 12 December 1685, he was selected as Bishop of Potenza and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 13 May 1686. On 19 May 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Francesco Onofrio Hodierna, Bishop of Bitetto, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Potenza until his death on 30 October 1687.
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Italian Roman Catholic prelate
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Baldassare de Benavente was born on 1 March 1638 in Salamanca.
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Baldassare de Benavente died on 30 October 1687 in Potenza.
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Baldassare de Benavente was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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