Life
Baronio was born at Sora, Italy, and was educated at Veroli and Naples. At Rome he joined the He succeeded Neri as superior in 1593.
Pope Clement VIII, whose confessor he was, made him cardinal in 1596 and librarian of the Vatican. Baronius restored his titular Church of Sts Nereus and Achilleus, and a procession in 1597 celebrated a transfer to it of relics. He also had work done on the Church of St Gregory's on the Caelian.
At subsequent conclaves Baronius was twice papabile. On each occasion he was opposed by Spain on account of his work on the "Monarchy of Sicily," in which he supported the Papal claims against those of the Spanish government.
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