ANTAMORO, PAOLO FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Rome on 15 Nov. 1712, died there on 15 Dec. 1795. Of an ancient patrician family, he was the son of Tommaso Antamoro, who served as vice-lieutenant of the Apostolic Chamber, general administrator of the Monti treasuries, and rector of the Roman University from 1741 to 1745. In the governance of the Sapienza, Tommaso was assisted by his son, who, having been enrolled in the college of consistorial advocates, was appointed rector of the Archigymnasium in 1760. He held this office uninterruptedly for twenty years, a case not unique in the history of the *Studium Urbis*, and earned the esteem of the faculty and the affection of his students.
Appointed assessor of the Holy Office by Pius VI, at the Pope’s wish he continued to govern the Roman University until 1780, when he was created cardinal with the title of SS. Boniface and Alexius on the Aventine and simultaneously elected bishop of Orvieto. Upon taking possession of his see, despite his advanced age, he devoted his energies to the diocese with youthful zeal. He nearly exhausted his resources to restore the façade of the Cathedral, a project promoted with the assistance of Pius VI. He also commissioned an artistic altar dedicated to SS. Apostles Peter and Paul.