Giuseppe Sacripante

His Eminence

Giuseppe Sacripante
His Eminence; Giuseppe Sacripante
Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Church	Roman Catholic
Appointed	9 December 1704
Term ended	4 January 1727
Predecessor	Carlo Barberini
Successor	Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1726–27)
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede (1721–26); Pro-Datary of the Apostolic Datary (1700–04); Prefect of the Congregation of the Council (1696–1700); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1696–1721)
Orders
Created cardinal	12 December 1695; by Pope Innocent XII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	19 March 1642; Narni, Papal States
Died	4 January 1727 (aged 84); Rome, Papal States
Buried	Sant'Ignazio, Rome

Giuseppe Sacripante (19 March 1642 – 4 January 1727) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

Biography

He was born in Narni on 19 March 1642, and was the eldest child of Giacinto Sacripante and Vittoria di Basilis.^[1] He studied letters and law, and held a number of administrative posts, before being given a canonry of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. He was created Cardinal-Priest by Pope Innocent XII in the consistory of 12 December 1695.^[2] He received the title of Santa Maria in Traspontina and was named Prefect of the Congregation of the Council on 2 January 1696. He became Pro-Datary in 1700. In 1704, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. He became Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede in 1721, and then San Lorenzo in Lucina in 1726.^[1]

He participated in three papal conclaves; 1700, 1721 and 1724. He died in Rome on 4 January 1727 aged 84.^[1]