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]
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.