Birth. March 30, 1680, Venice. His last name is also listed as Querini.

Education. Entered the Order of Saint Benedict Cassinese, Florence, 1696. Studied Greek, Hebrew, and mathematics.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 24, 1702. Professor of Sacred Scripture in his monastery, 1705. In 1710, took an educational journey through Germany, the Netherlands, England, and France. Lector of theology in the abbey of S. Crisogono di Zara, Dalmatia, Republic of Venice. Consultor of the SS.CC. of the Index and of Rites, 1714. Abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Rome. Charged by the general chapter of his order with the compilation of the Benedictine Annals. Member of the commission for the revision of the Greek liturgical books, 1718.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Corfù, November 22, 1723. Consecrated, November 30, 1723, Rome, by Cardinal Francesco Barberini.

Birth. November 9, 1675, Taggia, diocese of Albenga. Of a family from Genoa. Uncle of Giovanni Lercari, archbishop of Genoa. Went to Rome in 1686.

Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, September 22, 1696).

Early life. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, 1699. Governor of Todi, April 13, 1701.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 7, 1704. Governor of Benevento, January 16, 1705; of Camerino, January 9, 1708; of Ancona, June 26, 1711; of Civitavecchia and Tulfa, May 19, 1714; and of Perugia, April 26, 1717. Relator of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Justice. Prefect of the Cubiculi of His Holiness, June 7, 1724. Canon and dean of the patriarchal Lateran basilica.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Nazianzo, June 12, 1724. Consecrated, June 18, 1724, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIII. Secretary of State, June 14, 1726 until February 21, 1730.

Birth. September 1, 1671, Perugia. Went to Rome in 1685.

Education. Collegio Clementino, Rome (philosophy and theology); University of Perugia, Perugia (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, May 5, 1694).

Early life. Lawyer in the Roman Curia. Papal prelate, 1702. Voter and relator in the SS.CC. of Good Government and Index, 1705. Auditor of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, 1706. Member of the college of law, University of Perugia, Perugia, 1708. Lieutenant of the auditor of the Apostolic Chamber, 1712. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Secretary of the S.C. of theTridentine Council, 1716. Canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, 1717. Assessor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, 1722. Dean of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Grace. Received the diaconate, April 4, 1722. Granted permission to receive the priestly ordination outside of Ember days, June 16, 1724.

Priesthood. (No information found).

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Damiata, with dispensation for having received only the diaconate, June 12, 1724. Consecrated, July 9, 1724, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIII. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, October 6, 1724. Transferred to the diocese of Perugia, with personal title of archbishop and retaining all his other posts, December 16, 1726.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of December 9, 1726; published in the consistory of April 30, 1728; received the red hat and the title of S. Pietro in Montorio, May 10, 1728. Opted for the title of S. Agostino, July 6 (or August 3), 1729.

Death. February 14, 1730, Rome. Transferred to his title in the afternoon; the capella papalis took place the following day, and he was buried in that same church in front of the main altar.

Birth. March 31, 1675, Bologna. Son of Marcello Lambertini and Lucrezia Bulgarini.

Education. Initially, he studied with the Somaschi priests in Bologna; Collegio Clementino, Rome, from 1688 (rhetoric, philosophy, and theology); La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in theology and utroque iure, both canon and civil law, September 11, 1694).

Early life. Consistorial lawyer in the pontificate of Pope Clement XI. Consultor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. Promoter of the Faith, 1708. Canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica and assessor of the S.C. of Rites, 1712.

Sacred orders. Received the subdiaconate, April 17, 1713. Domestic prelate of His Holiness, 1713. Secretary of the S.C. of the Council, 1718. Canonist of the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1722.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Teodosia, with dispensation for only having received the diaconate, June 12, 1724. Consecrated, July 16, 1724, in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace of the Quirinale, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIII, assisted by Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M.Ref., titular archbishop of Mira, and by Nicola Maria Lercari, titular archbishop of Nazianzo, secretary of the S.C. Consistorial. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, March 13, 1725. Transferred to the see of Ancona, with personal title of archbishop and retaining all his posts, January 20, 1727.

Birth. May 6, 1669, Minervino, archdiocese of Naples. Son of Angelo, a physician from Gravina, and his wife, Cinzia Troysi. His last name is also listed as Fini and Fino.

Education. Seminary of Gravina, Gravina; La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, December 18, 1700).

Priesthood. Ordained, May 31, 1692. Assistant of study in the court of Cardinal Vincenzo Maria Orsini de Gravina, O.P., archbishop of Benevento, future Pope Benedict XIII. In the archdiocese of Benevento, canon, primicerius, and archpriest of its cathedral chapter; apostolic visitor; vicar for the monasteries; master of chamber of the archbishop.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Avellino e Frigento, July 6, 1722. Consecrated (no information found), by Cardinal Vincenzo Maria Orsini de Garvina, O.P., archbishop of Benevento, who granted him faculties to administer episcopal consecrations, July 18, 1723. Promoted to titular archbishop of Damasco, retaining the diocese of Avellino e Frigento, December 20, 1724. Prefect of the Cubiculi of His Holiness, June 13, 1726. Resigned the government of the diocese, July 29, 1726. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, February 13, 1727.

Birth. April 1 (or March 31), 1654, Grotte di S. Lorenzo (later Grotte di Castro), near Lake Bolsena, diocese of Montefiascone.

Education. Entered the Order of the Friars Minor Observants, convent of SS. Trinità, Orvieto, 1669; took the name Francesco Lorenzo di S. Lorenzo. Studied philosophy in the Franciscan convent in Naples (theology); Franciscan convents in Viterbo and Rome (theology).

Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). In his order, lector of theology in the convent of Araceoli; lector of philosophy in the convent of S. Diego, Naples, 1676; and lector of theology in the convent Viterbo, where he also became guardian; returned to the convent of Aracoeli as lector of theology and, later, in 1696, guardian. Confessor and theologian of Cardinal Giulio Cesare Sacchetti. Definitor of the Roman province of his order. Charged by the minister general with the visitation of the convents of Bosnia, Dalmatia, and Lombrady. Consultor of the S.C. of the Index and qualificatore of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition in the pontificate of Clement XI. Superior of the Roman province, 1704. Guardian of the Franciscan monastery of Jerusalem, 1709-1715 when he returned to Rome; while in the Holy Land, as vicar apostolic, he reconciled the Maronite Patriarch Jacobus Petrus of Antioch and his faithful, with the Holy See. He was instrumental in the reconciliation and union to the Rome of Patriarch Michele Capisoli of Alexandria in 1713. Vice-commissary general of his order by apostolic brief of Pope Clement XI in 1715. Minister general of his order, 1723-1727. Assisted Pope Innocent XIII at his death in 1724.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of December 9, 1726; received the red hat and the title of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, December 16, 1726. Granted permission to continue as minister general of his order, December 9, 1726. Opted for the title of S. Maria in Aracoeli, Janury 20, 1727.

Death. January 19, 1729, at 1:30 a.m., in the convent of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, Rome. Exposed in the convent's church, where the capella papalis took place the following day, and buried in that same church.

Birth. July 12, 1654, Panicale, diocese of Città della Pieve. His baptismal name was Giuseppe.

Education. Entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), July 20, 1669, convent of Perugia; solemn profession, July 25, 1670; Collegio della Minerva, Rome (philosophy and theology).

Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Regent of the Dominican school San Tommaso, Naples. Lector at the school of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome. Lector and consultor at the Dominican convent in Naples, 1682-1692. Papal theologian and assistant to the master of the Sacred Palace, 1692. Professor of Thomist theology at Collegium Casanatense, 1700-1707. Secretary of the S.C. of the Index, 1707. Consultor of the S.C. of Rites. Master of the Sacred Palace, March 12, 1711. Confessor of Pope Clement XI. Contributed to the final condemnation of Jansenism in the bull Unigenitus. Confirmed in his posts by Popes Innocent XII and Benedict XIII.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of December 9, 1726; published in the consistory of April 30, 1728; received the red hat and the title of S. Agostino, May 10, 1728.

Death. May 31, 1729, in his house next to the church of S. Niccolò in Arcione, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria sopra Minerva, where the capella papalis took place the following day, and buried in that same church.

Bibliography. Walz, Angelus. I Cardinali Domenicani : note bio-bibliografiche. Firenze : Convento S. Maria Novella, 1940. Note : Extract from Memorie domenicane, fasc. maggio-giugno 1939; gennaio-febbraio e marzo-aprile 1940.

Birth. June 1, 1682, Spoleto. Of a noble family from castello Montesanto.

Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in law).

Early life. Protonotary apostolic. Acting secretary of the S.C. of Propaganda Fide several times. Pro-treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber; treasurer and prefect delle marina, February 3, 1721. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber, December 10, 1721. President of the Grascia. Prefect of the Sea.

Sacred orders. (No information found).