Antonio Marcello Barberini | |
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Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Librarian of the Vatican Library | |
![]() Portrait of Antonio Marcello Barberini by Antonio Alberti, ca. 1629-1631. | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Orders | |
Consecration | 2 February 1625 by Laudivio Zacchia |
Created cardinal | 7 October 1624 by Urban VIII |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 November 1569 |
Died | 11 September 1646 (aged 76) Rome, Papal States |
Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1637-1642) Secretary of the Congregation for the Universal Inquisition (1629-1633) Bishop of Senigallia (1625-1628) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1624-1637) |
Antonio Marcello Barberini, OFMCap (18 November 1569 – 11 September 1646) was an Italian cardinal[1][2] and the younger brother of Maffeo Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII. He is sometimes referred to as Antonio the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Antonio Barberini.