Girolamo Pamphili

Girolamo Pamphili (born 1544 in Rome, died 11 August 1610) is an Italian cardinal. Curriculum vitae

He came from a well-known Pamphili family. He was the son of Pamphilia Pamphilj and Orazia Mattei, as well as the great-great-granddaughter of Alexander VI. In his youth he studied law. His nephew and protege was Giovanni Battista Pamfili, who was later elected Pope. He became an auditor of the Apostolic Camera, and then Pope Gregory XV appointed him regent of the Apostolic Chancery. He was also an auditor and then Dean of the Roman Rota. On June 9, 1604, he was created a cardinal by a priest and he received the diaconate of S. Biagio dell'Anello. He participated in both concerts in 1605. In that same year he became vicar general of Rome and held office until his death. He was also a member of the Consistory Congregation, the Congregation for the Examinations of Bishops, the Index Congregation, the Congregation for Indulgences, the Apostolic Tribunal of the Sign of Grace and the particular Congregation for German Affairs. In the Roman Curia he belonged to the profrancus faction, paid a salary of 2 thousand. skudów from the French court. Still, he belonged to the poorer cardinals, and after death left behind debts of almost 10,000. scudi. Bibliography

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