Marcantonio Amulio

Marcantonio Amulio
Born12 February 1506 
Died13 or 17 March 1572
OccupationBishops in the Catholic Church, librarian 
Position heldcardinal (1561–), Prefect of the Vatican Library, diocesan bishop (1562–) 

Marco Antonio Da Mula, known as Cardinal Marcantonio Amulio (1506, Venice – 13 or 17 March 1572, Rome) was a Venetian ambassador and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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 was also the Bishop of Rieti, a 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]

References

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Marco Antonio Cardinal Amulio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]