Giulio Gabrielli

Giuseppe Mazzuoli. Bust of Cardinal Giulio Gabrielli the Elder, ca. 1675. Rome, Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi

Giulio Gabrielli (1601 – 13 August 1677) was an Italian Catholic cardinal. He is sometimes referred to as Giulio Gabrielli the Elder to distinguish him from Giulio Gabrielli the Younger.

Early life

Gabrielli was born 1601 in Rome, the son of Antonio Gabrielli and Prudenzia Lancellotta, of the noble Gabrielli family and relatives of Pope Clement X. He went into the service of the Church as a Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signatura of Justice and of Grace. He was a cleric (and later dean) of the Apostolic Chamber. On 27 Apr 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Faustus Poli, Titular Archbishop of Amasea, and Celso Zani. Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, serving as co-consecrators. and that as a result, Gabrielli lived a respected but fairly meagre life. What wealth he did amass, Bargrave ascribed to his frugality.

In 1643, Gabrielli was appointed co-legate in Urbino (together with Cardinal Francesco Barberini), a position he held until 1646. He participated in the Papal conclave of 1644 but left early due to illness. The conclave elected Pope Innocent X.

He participated in the conclave of 1655