Gianantonio Capizucchi Biography
Gianantonio Capizucchi was born in Rome on October 24, 1515.[ 2] doctor of both laws ,[ 2] Capizucchi family .
On August 28, 1539, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of St. Peter's Basilica .[ 2] Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura on June 1, 1549.[ 2] auditor at the Apostolic Palace .[ 2]
Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 20, 1555.[ 2] red hat and the titular church of San Pancrazio on January 13, 1556.[ 2]
On July 5, 1557, he was elected Bishop of Lodi .[ 2] consecrated as a bishop in Rome on December 21, 1557 by Giovanni Giacomo Barba , Bishop of Terni .[ 2]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV .[ 2] Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on July 6, 1562, and then for San Clemente on November 7, 1565.[ 2] papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V .[ 2] Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from January 13, 1567 to January 14, 1568.[ 2] Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura .[ 2] Holy Office .[ 2]
He died in Rome on January 28, 1569.[ 2] [ 2]
