Most Reverend

Antonio Balducci
Bishop of Trevico
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Trevico
In office1576–1580
PredecessorBenedetto Oliva
SuccessorAlfonso Pardo
Personal details
Died1580
Trevico, Italy

Antonio Balducci, O.P. (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trevico (1576–1580).[1]

Biography

Antonio Balducci was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers (Dominicans).[1][2] In 1570 he served as Inquisitor in Bologna and handled the trial of Geralomo Cardano.[3] On 6 February 1576, during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII, he was appointed as Bishop of Trevico.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Trevico until his death in 1580.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 332. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Balducci, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. Regier, Jonathan (2019). "Reading Cardano with the Roman Inquisition: Astrology, Celestial Physics, and the Force of Heresy" (PDF). Isis. 110 (4): 661–679. doi:10.1086/706783. hdl:1854/LU-8608904. S2CID 201272821.


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