Overview
Marco Antonio Colonna (1523–1597) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
A member of the Colonna family, Marco Antonio Colonna was born in Rome in 1523, the son of Roman nobles Camillo Colonna and Vittoria Colonna. He was the grand-nephew of Cardinal Pompeo Colonna. He studied philosophy and Christian theology under Felice Peretti, who became Pope Sixtus V in 1585.
On 9 July 1560 he was elected to be Archbishop of Taranto. He was active in the Council of Trent in 1562-63.
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