Angelo Giori was an Italian cardinal.

Life

The son of Giovanni Francesco Giori and Polidora Polini, he came from humble origins. He began his studies at the Grammatica at Camerino and completed them at the Archiginnasio in Rome, where he graduated in civil and criminal canon law. Allying himself with his uncle Cesareo Giori, Angelo entered the service of cardinal Maffeo Barberini, later to become pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII , born Maffeo Barberini, was pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron of the arts and reformer of Church missions...

 (1623–1644), becoming his secretary. Urban made him a cardinal in the consistory of 13 July 1643 and on 31 August that year he received the purple and the titulus of Santi Quirico e Giulietta. He took part in the 1644

Papal conclave, 1644

The papal conclave of 1644 was the papal conclave of Cardinals called on the death of Pope Urban VIII. It lasted from 9 August to 15 September 1644 and eventually chose Giovanni Battista Pamphili, who took office as Pope Innocent X.- Urban's influence :...

 and 1655

Papal conclave, 1655

The Papal conclave of 1655 was the papal conclave of Cardinals called on the death of Pope Innocent X. The conclave elected Fabio Chigi, who took office as Alexander VII.- History :...

 conclaves and built the Villa La Maddalena at Muccia

Muccia

Muccia is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km southwest of Ancona and about 40 km southwest of Macerata...

. His portrait was painted by Andrea Sacchi (1599–1661). On his death in 1662 he was buried at Camerino

Camerino

Camerino is a small town of 7.135 inhabitants in the Marches , in the province of Macerata, Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about 40 miles from Ancona....

 in the church of Santa Maria in via.

Sources

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church 72) 15. GIORI, Angelo (1586-1662) Fondo Del Drago (partially indexed), Archivio di Stato di Roma. The Fondo's online indexes - contains the archives of the Del Drago, Gentili, Giori and Sparapani families.

External links

• Biography of Angelo Giori
• Portrait and lineage of Angelo Giori
• Portraits of Angelo Giori by Albert Clouet and Andrea Sacchi
  Andrea Sacchi
  Andrea Sacchi was an Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism, active in Rome. A generation of artists who shared his style of art include the painters Nicolas Poussin and Giovanni Battista Passeri, the sculptors Alessandro Algardi and François Duquesnoy, and the contemporary biographer Giovanni...
  
  
• Portrait of Angelo Giori