Marco Battaglini

Most Reverend Marco Battista Battaglini
Bishop of Cesena
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Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cesena
In office	1716–1717
Predecessor	Giovanni Fontana
Successor	Francesco Saverio Guicciardi
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1690–1716)
Orders
Consecration	7 May 1690 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	25 Mar 1646 Rimini, Italy
Died	19 Sep 1717 (age 71) Cesena, Italy

Marco Battista Battaglini (25 March 1645 – 19 September 1717) was an Italian jurist and priest, known as a historian of the church councils. He served as Bishop of Cesena (1716–1717) and Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1690–1716).

Biography

Marco Battista Battaglini was born on 25 Mar 1646 in Rimini, Italy. He studied law at Cesena, both civil and ecclesiastical, and at the age of sixteen he obtained the degree of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law. After some years of service in the civil administration of the Papal States, he entered the priesthood. On 17 Apr 1690, he was appointed Bishop of Nocera Umbra by Pope Alexander VIII. On 7 May 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

On 8 Jun 1716, he was transferred by Pope Clement XI to the Diocese of Cesena.

He served as Bishop of Cesena until his death on 19 Sep 1717. at Cesena.

Works

His principal works are:

• "Il legista filosofo" (Rome, 1680), or the man of law as a philosopher;
• "Istoria universale di tutti i concilii" (Venice, 1686, 1689, 1696, 1714). The first edition contained the history of 475 councils; in subsequent edition 403 more were added. In a supplement was a catalogue of all the ancient and contemporary episcopal sees.
• "Annali del sacerdozio e dell' imperio intorno all' intero secolo decimo settimo" (Venice, 1701–11; Ancona, 1742), or history of the world during the seventeenth century in the form of annals.

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Marco Battaglini". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
  • Hugo von Hurter, Nomenclator, II;
  • Bauer in Kirchenlexikon

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}