Antonio Maria Graziani
17th-century Roman Catholic bishop
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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).[1][2]
Most Reverend Antonio Maria Graziani | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Amelia | |
Portrait by Domenico Tintoretto (1598) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Amelia |
| In office | 1592–1611 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Antonio Lazzari |
| Successor | Antonio Maria Franceschini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 Feb 1592 by Antonmaria Sauli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1537 |
| Died | 1 Apr 1611 (age 74) |
Biography
Antonio Maria Graziani was born in 1537 in Sansepolcro, Italy.[3] On 17 Feb 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Amelia.[1][2][3] 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.[3] 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.[3] He served as Bishop of Amelia until his death on 1 Apr 1611.[1][2][3]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Roberto Pierbenedetti, Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1592).[3]
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.
