Ludovico Calini Explained

Type:Cardinal, Bishop of Crema
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
Ludovico Calini
Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics
Church:Roman Catholic
Archdiocese:Milan
Province:Milan
Metropolis:Milan
Diocese:Crema
See:Crema
Term Start:25 September 1730
Term End:0 December 1782
Predecessor:Saverio Giustiniani
Successor:Cardinal Giuseppe Garampi
Ordination:17 December 1718
Consecration:25 September 1730
Consecrated By:Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini
Cardinal:26 September 1766
Created Cardinal By:Pope Clement XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia
Birth Date:9 January 1696
Birth Place:Calino
Death Place:Brescia
Buried:Church of Ss.Faustino e Giovita
Nationality:Italian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Parents:Count Vincenzo Calini and Teodora Gonzaga Martinengoi

Ludovico Calini (9 January 1696 Calino  - 9 December 1782, Brescia) was an Italian cardinal.

Biography

Cardinal Calini was born in Calino on 9 January 1696.[1]

He was ordained priest on 17 December 1718 and elected bishop of the diocese of Crema on 11 September 1730. Ten days later, on the 21st, he was consecrated by Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini at the Church of San Marco, Pope Clement XIII created him a cardinal on 27 September 1766 and received the red hat and the title of Sant'Anastasia on the 30th of September of the same year.

He died on 9 December 1782 at the age of 86. At his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calini, Ludovico. Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Salvador Miranda.