Marcantonio Amulio
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Marco Antonio Da Mula, known as cardinal Marcantonio Amulio (1506 in Venice – 13 or 17 March 1572, in Rome) was a Venetian ambassador and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Marcantonio Amulio | |
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Born | 12 February 1506 Venice |
Died | 13 or 17 March 1572 Rome |
Occupation | Librarian, Bishops in the Catholic Church |
Position held | cardinal (1561–), Prefect of the Vatican Library, diocesan bishop (1562–) |
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Marco Antonio Da Mula has been Venetian ambassador at the courts of Charles V (1552–54), Philip II (1559) and pope Pius IV (1560–61). This pope named him cardinal on 26 February 1561. He has been bishop of Rieti, member of the Holy Office and Cardinal Librarian of the Vatican Library. He died in Rome on 17 March 1572.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Eugenio Camuzzi, Bishop of Bobbio (1569)[1]