Francesco Maria Brancaccio
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| Church positions | |
|---|---|
| See | Diocese of Viterbo |
| Title | Bishop of Viterbo,Cardinal priest |
| Period in office | 28 November 1633—9 January 1675 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Viterbo |
| Created cardinal | 28 November 1633 |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | April 15, 1592 |
| Place of birth | Canneto, near Bari,Italy |
| Date of death | January 9, 1675 (aged 82) |
Francesco Maria Brancaccio (15 April 1592, Canneto, near Bari - 9 January 1675) was an Italian cardinal.
He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Urban VIII in his consistory of 28 November 1633. He became Bishop of Viterbo in 1638, then of Sabina (1666-68), and finally of Frascati (1668-71). He attended the papal conclaves of 1667 and 1669, which elected popes Clement IX and Clement X respectively.
[edit] Patron of the arts
During his time in Rome he formed the Biblioteca Brancacciana (which later moved to Naples and became that city's first public library - it is now part of the National Library of Naples) and housed the artist Salvator Rosa.
In 1642 Giovanni Gentile dedicated a teaching-collection of music entitled Solfeggiamenti et ricercari a due voci (Solfèges and ricercari for two voices - Lodovico Grignani, Rome, 1642) to him. The frontispiece gives him as "CARD. FRANCESCO MARIA / BRANCACCIO. / VESCOVO DI VITERBO" ("Cardinal Francesco Maria Brancaccio, bishop of Viterbo") and in the appendices is a canon in two voices "Cavato dalle lettere vocali del nome, e cognome / DELL'EMINENTISSIMO E REVERENDISSIMO / CARDINALE BRANCACCIO" ("Based on the vocal letters of the name and surname of the most eminent and most reverend / cardinal Brancaccio").
