Gianantonio Capizucchi (24 October 1515 – 28 January 1569) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.[1]
Biography
Gianantonio Capizucchi was born in Rome on October 24, 1515.[2] He was a doctor of both laws,[2] and belonged to the noble Roman Capizucchi family.
On August 28, 1539, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of St. Peter's Basilica.[2] He became a Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura on June 1, 1549.[2] He later served as an auditor at the Apostolic Palace.[2]
Pope Paul IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 20, 1555.[2] He received the 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] He was 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] He opted for the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on July 6, 1562, and then for San Clemente on November 7, 1565.[2] He was a participant of the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[2] Cardinal Capizucchi served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from January 13, 1567 to January 14, 1568.[2] On December 1, 1568, he became Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.[2] He also served as a member of the Holy Office.[2]
He died in Rome on January 28, 1569.[2] He was buried in his titular church.[2]