Mutatesia Leonelli | |
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| Died | 1662 |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Poet |
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| Title | Treasurer of the Pontifical Chambers – (Appointed by Pope Urban VIII) |
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| Family | Innocenzo Leonelli, Ignatius of Jesus – (born Carlo Leonelli), and three sisters |
Mutatesia Leonelli (died 1662) was a lawyer and later appointed Treasurer Pontifical Chambers by Pope Urban VIII.[1] He was also a poet, publishing three works throughout his lifetime.[2] With the exception of a short period of financial hardship which resulted in a brief excommunication, he led a successful life at the Papal Court.[3] He was the older brother of Innocenzo Leonelli and the Discalced Carmelite missionary Ignatius of Jesus.