(1) 1. MAREFOSCHI COMPAGNONI, Mario (1714-1780)

Birth. September 10, 1714, Macerata. Nephew of Cardinal Prospero Marefoschi (1724).

Education. (No information found).

Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Secretary of the S.C. of Propaganda Fide, September 1759.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of January 29, 1770; published in the consistory of September 10, 1770; received the red hat and the title of S. Agostino, December 12, 1770. Prefect of the S.C. of Rites, 1771 until his death. Archpriest of the patriarchal Lateran basilica, 1771. President of the commission to execute the suppression of the Society of Jesus, 1773 . He was known for his philojansenist leanings and his friendship with Pietro Tamburini, a noted Jansenist author and celebrated professor of the University of Paris, and for having recommended the removal of the Jesuits from staffing the Pontifical Irish College, Rome. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Legate a latere for the closing of the holy door of the patriarchal Lateran basilica for the Jubilee of the Holy Year 1775, November 13, 1775. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, March 30, 1778.

Death. December 23, 1780, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Marcello, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in his title.

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