Cæsar Baronius
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His Eminence Servant of God Caesar Baronius |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 21 June 1596 |
| Term ended | 30 June 1607 |
| Predecessor | Gianfrancesco Morosini |
| Successor | Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri |
| Other posts | Librarian of the Vatican Library (1597 – 1607) |
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| Ordination | 27 May 1564 |
| Created Cardinal | 5 June 1596 by Pope Clement VIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Cesare Baronio |
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30 August 1538 Sora, Duchy of Sora |
| Died | 30 June 1607 (aged 68) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Santa Maria in Vallicella |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Venerable |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Cesare Baronio (also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian of the Roman Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici ("Ecclesiastical Annals") which appear in twelve folio volumes (1588–1607). Baronius' cause of canonization has commenced and he has the title of Servant of God. Pope Benedict XIV conferred upon him the title of Venerable but it was found that the late cardinal did not fill the requirements for the advancement in the cause so the title was dropped.
Cesare Baronio was born at Sora in Italy in 1538 as the single child of Camillo Baronio and Porzia Febonia.
He was educated at Veroli and Naples where he commenced his law studies in October 1556. At Rome he obtained his doctorate in canon law and civil law. After this he became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory in 1557 under Philip Neri - future saint - and was ordained to the subdiaconate on 21 December 1560 and later to the diaconate on 20 May 1561. He was then ordained to the priesthood in 1564. He succeeded Neri as superior in 1593.
Pope Clement VIII - whose confessor he was from 1594 - elevated him into the cardinalate on 5 June 1596 and also appointed him as the Librarian of the Vatican. Baronio was given the red hat on 8 June and received status as Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo on 21 June.
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