He served as vice-legate in Bologna, bishop of Gravina (1623) and nuncio in Spain (1624). Created cardinal on 19 January 1626, he was transferred to the see of Fano (17 March) and appointed legate to Ferrara and later to Bologna, where he remained for three years. Twice papabile (1644 and 1655), his election was opposed by Spain on the grounds that he was pro-French. He took part in various commissions and governed the Segnatura for 23 years. Together with Cardinal G. B. Pallotta, he promoted the building of the church of S. Maria di Cibona or di Monte Urbano between Tolfa and Allumiere, and the adjoining convent where the Hermits of Monte Senario (Servants of Mary) took up residence. He built a villa and a palace at Ostia, and in Rome, together with his brothers, purchased the Palazzo di via Giulia, which still belongs to the family. Some of his letters and reports and a memorandum to Alexander VII were published and enjoyed wide circulation.
SACCHIETTI, GIULIO
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