About Giulio Spinola
Lived 1612 – 1691 (aged 78). Giulio Spinola was an archbishop and catholic bishop.
Giulio Spinola (13 May 1612 – 11 March 1691) was a Genoese Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography He was born in Genoa, the eldest of nine children to Giovambatista and Isabella Spinola. He obtained doctorates in Law (1636) and Theology, and held some administrative offices during the pontificate of Urban VIII. He was Nuncio to Naples, and then Nuncio to Austria. He was created Cardinal on 15 February 1666 by Alexander VII, and was later appointed to the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri, and later to Lucca.
He resigned from his diocese in 1690 for health reasons and retired to Rome. He died on 11 March 1691 during the papal conclave.
Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
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Who was Giulio Spinola?
Italian cardinal
When was Giulio Spinola born?
Giulio Spinola was born on 13 May 1612 in Genoa.
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Giulio Spinola died on 11 March 1691 in Rome.
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Giulio Spinola was an archbishop and catholic bishop.
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Giulio Spinola's recorded nationality: Republic of Genoa.
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