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Antonio Codronchi

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Portrait of Arcivescovo Antonio Codronchi

Antonio Codronchi (5 August 1746, Imola - 22 January 1826, Ravenna) was an Italian priest and archbishop.

Life

He served as papal nuncio to Turin from 1778 until he was made archbishop of Ravenna on 8 May 1785. He pushed for the Peace of Tolentino in 1797 and played a role in the Consulte de Lyon in 1802. When Napoleon I made himself king of Italy, he made Codronchi grand-almoner, senator and grand-dignitary of the Order of the Iron Crown. After Napoleon's fall, he backed the Bourbons.

Bibliography

  • Giuseppe Pignatelli, Dizionario Biografico degli Italian, vol. 26, 1982, p. CODRONCHI, Antonio