Giovanni Battista Rezzonico Explained

Giovanni Battista Rezzonico (1 June 1740 – 23 February 1785) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.^[1]

He was born in Venice, Italy. He was the nephew of Pope Clement XIII (Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico or Carlo Rezzonico Senior) (1602–1680). His brother Carlo (1724–1799) was also a cardinal and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1769 to 1799. On 10 September 1770, he was named a cardinal by Clement XIV and installed on 12 December 1770. He died as Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere. He participated in the 1774–1775 papal conclave.^{[2] [3]}

In the 1760s, he engaged Giovanni Battista Piranesi to enhance the structure of Rome's Santa Maria del Priorato Church and its plaza, providing both with new decoration.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://cardinals.fiu.edu/consistories-xviii.htm Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Consistories for the creation of Cardinals, 18th Century (1700-1799)
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brezzg.html Catholic Hierarchy
3. https://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcfll004/SV1774.html California State University at Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1774-74
4. Web site: Church of Santa Maria on the Aventine glows again after two years of restoration . Order of Malta . 20 May 2019 . 29 March 2019 .