Fabio Biondi da Montalto explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Fabio Blondus de Montealto
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Term:1588–1618
Predecessor:Scipione Gonzaga
Successor:Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri
Consecration:17 January 1588
Consecrated By:Scipione Gonzaga
Death Date:6 December 1618

Fabio Biondi da Montalto or Fabius Blondus de Montealto (died 6 December 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Jerusalem (1588–1618).[1] [2]

Biography

On 8 January 1588, Fabio Blondus de Montealto was appointed by Pope Sixtus V as Patriarch of Jerusalem.[3] On 17 January 1588, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Gonzaga, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo with Giovanni Battista Albani, Patriarch of Alexandria, and Girolamo Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Nazareth, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 6 December 1618.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 210. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 203. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Fabio Biondi (Blondus de Montealto) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.