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Caesar Baronius

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Caesar Baronius

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Also known as Cesare Baronio, Cardinal Cesare Baronio, Cesare, Cardinal Baronio

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

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  • Il Cardinale Cesare Baronio. Conferenza tenuta il 4 dicembre 1907 nel Seminario di Bergamo ricorrendo il terzo centenario dalla morte. With a portrait
  • Life or Ecclesiasticall Historie of S.Thomas Archbishope of Canterbury

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Church
Catholic Church
Appointed
21 June 1596
Term ended
30 June 1607
Predecessor
Gianfrancesco Morosini
Successor
Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri
Other post
Librarian of the Vatican Library (1597 – 1607)
Ordination
27 May 1564
Created cardinal
5 June 1596, by Pope Clement VIII
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Cesare Baronio , 30 August 1538, Sora , Duchy of Sora
Died
30 June 1607 (1607-06-30) (aged 68), Rome , Papal States
Buried
Santa Maria in Vallicella

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Cesare Baronius
date of death
1607-06-30
name in native language
Cesare Baronio
date of birth
1538-10-31
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Works in European collections

33 objects attributed to Caesar Baronius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Cesare Baronio, known more commonly as Caesar Baronius CO (30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607), was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). He is a candidate for sainthood, having been declared venerable in 1745 by then-Pope Benedict XIV.

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