Caesar Baronius


Cesare Baronio

Cardinal Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed21 June 1596
Term ended30 June 1607
PredecessorGianfrancesco Morosini
SuccessorInnocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri
Other post(s)Librarian of the Vatican Library (1597 – 1607)
Orders
Ordination27 May 1564
Created cardinal5 June 1596
by Pope Clement VIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Cesare Baronio

30 August 1538
Died30 June 1607(1607-06-30) (aged 68)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSanta Maria in Vallicella
Styles of
Caesar Baronius
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Cesare Baronio, C.O. (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). He is under consideration for sainthood and, in 1745, Pope Benedict XIV declared him "Venerable."