Ferdinando d'Adda

Ferdinando d'Adda (1649–1719) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, bishop and diplomat.

D'Adda was born in Milan. He served as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites. As Papal Nuncio in London during the reign of James II he was charged by Pope Innocent XI with the delicate task of inducing the English King to intercede with Louis XIV (then quite inimical to the Holy See) in favour of the oppressed Protestants of France.

He was consecrated titular Archbishop of Amasia in 1687,^[1] and made Cardinal Priest of San Clemente in 1690. In 1715, d'Adda was made Cardinal Bishop of Albano, and began a thorough restoration of Albano Cathedral, where his memorial records his works.

He died in Rome in 1719.

Notes

^ Macaulay, Thomas Babington, History of England. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1878. Vol. II, Chapter VIII, p. 210

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). "Ferdinando d'Adda". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.

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