Bernardino Spada


Bernardino Spada
Cardinal Spada. Oil painting by Guido Reni, c. 1631. Galleria Spada, Rome
Other post(s)Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina
Previous post(s)Apostolic nuncio to France (1623–1627)
Titular archbishop of Tamiathis (1623–1626)
Cardinal-priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1627–1642)
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1638–1639)
Cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1642–1646)
Cardinal-bishop of Albano (1646–1652)
Cardinal-bishop of Frascati (1652)
Cardinal-bishop of Sabina (1652–1655)
Orders
Ordination1623
Consecration8 December 1623
by Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona
Created cardinal19 January 1626
by Pope Urban VIII
RankCardinal-priest, later cardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born(1594-04-21)21 April 1594
Died10 November 1661(1661-11-10) (aged 67)
Rome, Italy
BuriedSan Girolamo della Carità, Rome
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsPaolo Spada
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
University of Perugia

Bernardino Spada (21 April 1594 – 10 November 1661)[1] was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a patron of the arts whose collection is housed in the Palazzo Spada in Rome.