Paolo Burali d'Arezzo
Paolo Burali d'Arezzo | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Naples | |
Paolo Burali d'Arezzo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Naples |
| See | Naples |
| In office | 19 September 1576 - 17 June 1578 |
| Predecessor | Mario Carafa |
| Successor | Annibale de Capua |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana |
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| Ordination | 26 March 1558 |
| Consecration | 1 August 1568 by Scipione Rebiba |
| Created cardinal | 17 May 1570 by Pope Pius V |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Scipione Burali d'Arezzo 1511 |
| Died | 17 June 1578 (aged 66–67) Torre del Greco, Kingdom of Naples |
| Buried | San Paolo Maggiore (Naples) |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 17 June |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Blessed |
| Beatified | 18 June 1772 Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIV |
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| Patronage | Diocese of Arezzo |
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Paolo Burali d'Arezzo (1511 – 17 June 1578) was an Italian priest of the Theatine Order, a bishop, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His legal skills made him a prominent figure in the law courts of Naples, and then in the councils of government as a defender of the rights of citizens. He abandoned his career to pursue a calling to the religious state, where he became a leader in the Theatine Order. Pope Pius V elevated him to the cardinalate in 1570. He was considered a candidate for the Papacy in 1572, but his stern character did not recommend him to the electors. The new Pope, Gregory XIII, then promoted him to be the Archbishop of Naples, where he served from 1576 to 1578. After his death, he was recognized as beatified and worthy of official recognition by the Church.