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Giulio Magnani

1505 – 1565

Bishop of Calvi Risorta from 1560–1565

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Lived 1505 – 1565 (aged 59–60). Giulio Magnani was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Giulio Magnani (; June 1505 – 25 September 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1560–1565).

Biography Giulio Magnani was born in Piacenza in June 1505. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology and in 1549 became Attorney General of his order. In 1551 he was appointed Vicar general of the Friars Minor Conventual and in Genoa in 1553 he was elected Minister General, an office he maintained up to 1559.

Giulio Magnani participated to Council of Trent, including also the sessions in the years 1545–1547 as delegate of his order. He was remembered as a gentle, erudite and austere man.

On 17 July 1560, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Calvi Risorta. The episcopal consecration followed on 28 July 1560 in the Basilica of the Santi Apostoli in Rome by the hands of Pompeo Zambeccari.

Since 1560, he served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta until his death occurred in Teano on 25 September 1565. He was buried in the church of San Francesco in Teano.

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Important facts

Born
1505, Piacenza
Birth century
Nationality
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Positions held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Minister General of the Conventuals

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Who was Giulio Magnani?

Bishop of Calvi Risorta from 1560–1565

When was Giulio Magnani born?

Giulio Magnani was born in 1505 in Piacenza.

When did Giulio Magnani die?

Giulio Magnani died on 25 September 1565 in Teano.

What was Giulio Magnani's occupation?

Giulio Magnani was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Giulio Magnani?

Giulio Magnani's recorded nationality: Duchy of Parma and Piacenza.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giulio Magnani

· Wikidata: Q3769695

· DBpedia: Giulio Magnani

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