Scipione Cobelluzzi
| Scipione Cobelluzzi | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna | |
| Church | Santa Susanna |
| Diocese | Rome |
| Appointed | 17 October 1616 |
| Other posts | Librarian of Vatican Library |
| Orders | |
| Created Cardinal | 19 September 1616 by Pope Paul V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1564 Viterbo, Papal States |
| Died | 29 June 1626 (age 62) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Santa Susanna Church, Rome |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Scipione Cobelluzzi (1564 – 29 June 1626) was an Italian cardinal, archivist and librarian. He was chief archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (which now holds over 85 linear kilometres of shelving), from 17 February 1618 until his death on 29 June 1626.
Scipione Cobelluzzi was born in Viterbo into a well-off family: according to the Jesuit Angelo Galluzzi, who gave his funeral oration, his father, a pharmacist, became conservatore (magistrate) of Viterbo on the same day that Scipione was born. He was educated in Rome by the Jesuits in the 'Collegio Nardini' and studied Greek privately with Niccolò Alemanni. He also studied at the Archgymnasium of Rome. He graduated in civil and canon law from the Sapienza University of Rome. There were other cardinals in his family, including Girolamo Bernerio, Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri, and Desiderio Scaglia.
He worked as a prefect for Alessandro Gloriero, president of the Annona, and then as secretary to Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio. In 1609, he served as the Secretary of Briefs. He also taught law at the university.
Although his publications have not survived, he had the reputation of being well educated, erudite and an eloquent speaker. He became domestic secretary to Pope Paul V, who appointed him in 1611 to a position in the Papal Curia and in 1615, custodian of the Archive of Castel Sant'Angelo. On 17 October 1616 he was named Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, and he was then appointed Cardinal Librarian on 17 February 1618. In this last post, in 1622, he directed Leo Allatius, who had made the journey to Heidelberg for the transfer, in the acquisition of the Palatine Library. While Cardinal, his secretary was Vincenzo Gramigna. Cobelluzzi was also Cardinal Archivist for the Vatican Secret Archives from 1618 to 1626 (the word "Secret" is better understood to mean 'private' than 'secret' in this context). The Vatican library also has a record of the astrological prediction by Gioanni Bartolini for 1618, given to him when he was Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna.
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