Decio Cardinal Azzolini (Sr.) †

Deceased

Bishop of Cervia, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana

Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Jul 1549		Born
15 Nov 1585	36.3	Appointed	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
18 Dec 1585	36.4	Elevated to Cardinal
1586	36.5	Appointed	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
15 Jan 1586	36.5	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
7 Oct 1587	38.2	Died	Bishop of Cervia, Italy

MicroData Summary for Decio Azzolini (Sr.) (VIAF: 63147118325226342485)
Decio Cardinal Azzolini (Sr.) (born 1 Jul 1549, died 7 Oct 1587) Bishop of Cervia

Consistory - December 1585: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Fermo, Diocese of Fermo
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a cardinal for 1.8 years

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Marco Antonio Mocenigo † (1586)
Bishop Francesco Cantucci † (1586)
Bishop Clemente Bontodasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (1586)
Bishop Antonio Migliori (Meliori) † (1586)
Domenico Cardinal Ginnasi † (1586)
Bishop Orazio Marzani † (1586)
Bishop Rutilio Benzoni † (1586)
Archbishop Francesco Spera, O.F.M. † (1587)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Fermo, Diocese of Fermo
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 18 Dec 1585
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 164
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1585, Number 27*

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