Prospero Marefoschi Explained

Prospero Marefoschi
Type:	Cardinal
Cardinal
Term Start:	29 January 1725
Birth Date:	24 September 1653
Death Date:	24 February 1732

Prospero Marefoschi (24 September 1653 – 24 February 1732) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.^[1]

He was born in Montesanto, now part of Potenza Picena, in the region of Marche, Italy. He was ordained as a deacon in 1709 and archbishop in 1711. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XIII on 29 December 1724. He participated in the papal conclave of 1730.^{[2] [3]}

Cardinal Mario Marefoschi was his nephew.^[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/bmaref.html Catholic Hierarchy
3. https://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1730.html California State University at Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1730
4. https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/archiveComponent/1020291470 Research Works website, Marefoschi collection on ceremonies at the Basilica of St. John Lateran: Marefoschi, Mario Compagnoni, 1714-1780