Giulio Maria Odescalchi

Giulio Maria Odescalchi, OSB (1612 – 28 August 1666) was an Italian Benedictine who served as the Bishop of Novara. He was the brother of Pope Innocent XI. The latter opened Odescalchi's beatification process, titling him a Servant of God.


Giulio Maria Odescalchi

Bishop of Novara
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseNovara
SeeNovara
In office6 March 1656 - 28 August 1666
PredecessorBenedetto Odescalchi
SuccessorGiuseppe Maria Maraviglia
Orders
Consecration19 March 1656
by Benedetto Odescalchi
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Giulio Maria Odescalchi

1612
Died28 August 1666 (aged 54)
Novara, Duchy of Milan
Coat of armsGiulio Maria Odescalchi's coat of arms

Life

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Giulio Maria Odescalchi was born in 1612 in Como to Livio Odescalchi and Paola Castelli Giovanelli. His siblings were Carlo, Lucrezia, Constantino, Nicola and Paolo. His other brother was Benedetto, the future Pope Innocent XI. He is also a relative of Carlo Odescalchi - future Servant of God. His father died in 1626 and his mother died of the plague in 1630.

Pope Alexander VII appointed him as the Bishop of Novara at the behest of Benedetto, who had resigned from that post. Odescalchi served as bishop until his death at the age of 54 in 1666.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giulio Maria Odescalchi, OSB". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Novara
1656–1666
Succeeded by