Giovan Francesco Morosini (cardinal)
Giovan Francesco Morosini or Gianfrancesco Morosini (30 September 1537 – 14 January 1596) was a Venetian Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Brescia and Apostolic Nuncio in France.
Giovan Francesco Morosini | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Brescia |
| Appointed | 23 September 1585 |
| Term ended | 14 January 1596 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Delfino |
| Successor | Marino Zorzi |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Via |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 3 November 1585 (Bishop) by Cesare Costa |
| Created cardinal | 15 July 1588 by Pope Sixtus V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1537 Venice |
| Died | 14 January 1596 (aged 58) Brescia |
| Buried | Old Cathedral, Brescia |
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