- Rainiero d'Elci
Rainiero d'Elci (
March 7 ,1671 ,Florence –June 22 ,1761 ,Rome ) was an Italian Cardinal.He was ordained in 1699. He entered papal service in the following year and held several offices both in
Roman Curia and in the papal territorial administration. He wasInquisitor ofMalta from 1711 until 1716.He was consecrated
titular archbishop of Rodi at the end of 1730. He served asapostolic nuncio in France 1731–1738.Pope Clement XII created him Cardinal onDecember 20 ,1737 , but did not publish it before the following June. In the same year he becamearchbishop of Ferrara , an office he held until 1740; he was then legate in that city.He became
bishop of Sabina (April 10 ,1747 ), thenbishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (April 9 ,1753 ). He becameDean of the Sacred College of Cardinals at the death ofPietro Luigi Carafa onDecember 15 1755 and as such, he was transferred to thesee of Ostia e Velletri (proper of the Dean) onJanuary 12 ,1756 .He presided over the
Papal conclave, 1758 . In spite of his advanced age, he received several votes during its celebration. He is buried in his titular church of S. Sabina in Rome.External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1737.htm#Elci Rainiero d'Elci biography]
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