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Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino (1607–1667)

Pallavicino, Sforza, Cardinal (pä-lä-vē-chē’nō). An Italian church historian; born at Rome, Nov. 28, 1607; died on June 4, 1667. He became a member of the Company of Jesus in 1638; was raised to the cardinalate in 1659. His principal work, ‘History of the Council of Trent,’ written in Italian, was first published (2 vols., folio) in 1656–57; the second edition (1666) had many changes.