Agostino Oreggi

Agostino Oreggi
cardinal priest of S. Sisto
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeArchbishop of Benevento
Appointed28 November 1633
Term ended12 July 1635
PredecessorAlessandro di Sangro
SuccessorVincenzo Maculani
Orders
Consecration31 December 1633 (Bishop)
by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Created cardinal28 November 1633
by Pope Urban VIII
Personal details
Born1577 (1577)
Santa Sofia, Italy,
DiedJuly 12, 1635(1635-07-12) (aged 57–58)
Benevento
BuriedBenevento Cathedral

Agostino Oreggi (1577 – 12 July 1635) was a Catholic theologian and cardinal. As personal theologian of Pope Urban VIII, he was involved in the Galileo affair.

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