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Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1270–1343 Also known as Stefaneschi

Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi (c. 1270–1343), a canon lawyer and cardinal of Roman origin, served the papacy for many years after being elevated to the…

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  1. c. 1270–1295Rome · LazioBorn in Rome into the Gaetani family, he received training in canon law, held various diocesan and curial offices, and was elevated to cardinal-bishop by Pope Boniface VIII in 1295.
  2. 1309–1330Avignon · ProvenceDuring the Avignon papacy he served as a key adviser to Pope Clement V, Pope John XXII, and others, taking part in papal diplomacy, ceremonial, and canon law affairs, and remained active in the papal inner circle in the 1320s.
  3. 1330–1343Avignon · ProvenceIn his later years he continued to serve as cardinal and completed works on canon law and liturgy, dying at Avignon in 1343 and leaving important documents for the juridical tradition of the 14th-century Roman Curia.

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