Giacomo Savelli (died 1587)
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Giacomo Savelli | |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina | |
 Portrait by Scipione Pulzone, c. 1580 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 4 January 1587 |
| Term ended | 5 December 1587 |
| Predecessor | Fulvio Giulio della Corgna |
| Successor | Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni |
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| Previous posts | See list
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 January 1560 |
| Consecration | 30 January 1584 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
| Created cardinal | 19 December 1539 by Pope Paul III |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1523 |
| Died | 5 December 1587 (aged 64) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Church of the Gesù |
| Coat of arms |  |
Giacomo Savelli (1523–1587) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. He participated in several papal conclaves and held several administrative positions in the Catholic Church during his 48 year career with the Church during the mid 16th century.
A member of the Savelli family, Giacomo Savelli was born in Rome in 1523, the son of Roman nobles Giambattista Savelli and Costanza Bentivoglio.[1] His paternal grandmother, Camilla Farnese, was a cousin of Pope Paul III.[1]
Savelli studied Latin and Greek as a young man and then attended the University of Padua to study law.[1] He joined the papal household of Pope Paul III as a chamberlain of honor.[1] He also served as a protonotary apostolic.[1]
