Antonio Carafa (cardinal)

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Antonio Carafa
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Portrait of Cardinal Carafa, 16th century
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed28 November 1584
Term ended13 January 1591
PredecessorNicolas de Pellevé
SuccessorAlessandro de' Medici
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Created cardinal24 March 1568
by Pope Pius V
RankCardinal-Priest
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Born25 March 1538
Naples, Italy
Died13 January 1591(1591-01-13) (aged 52)
Rome, Papal States
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Antonio Carafa (25 March 1538 – 13 January 1591) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal from the House of Carafa.″

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