AMULIO, MARCANTONIO. - Cardinal, of the noble Venetian da Mula family, b. in 1505, d. at Rome on 13 March 1570. Podestà of Venice in 1529 and subsequently ambassador of the Republic to various European courts, he was appointed by Pius IV, to whom he was accredited at Rome, bishop of Verona and then, in 1561, created cardinal, with the title of S. Marcello. The Republic, which did not permit one of its agents to accept offices conferred by the powers to which they were accredited, imposed ostracism upon him. The Pope, in compensation, appreciating his high qualities of learning and humanity, entrusted him with the direction of the Vatican Library and the supervision of the antiquities of the city of Rome. Finally, on 15 June 1564, he charged him with collecting the political and administrative documents concerning the history and rights of the Roman diocese. He died while carrying out this task.
AMULIO, MARCANTONIO
BIBL.: Mazzucchelli, I, II, pp. 651-55; L. Cardella, Memorie storiche de' cardinali, V, Roma 1793, pp. 33-35; P. Richard, s. V. in DHG, II, col. 1374. Mario Niccoli
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“AMULIO, MARCANTONIO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), p. 690. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/amulio-marcantonio.