Teodorico Ranieri of Orvieto (died 7 December 1306) was an Italian cardinal. He was archbishop of Pisa,[1] and bishop of Palestrina.
Life and ministry
In 1298 Ranieri was instrumental in the destruction of the city of Palestrina on the orders of Pope Boniface VIII, following the anti-papal revolt of the Colonna family. He was then made a cardinal[2] in December of that year, and from 1300 until his death was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.
Ranieri came from an ecclesiastical family;[1] his uncle was the bishop of Piacenza and his brother Zampo was bishop of Soana, and of Pietro.
The Palazzo Ranieri in Orvieto is named after a medieval tower once owned by Cardinal Ranieri.[3]
References
- 1.[1.2]"The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303), Consistory of 4 December 1298 (III)". Florida International University. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- 2.California State University, Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1303; 11 October 1303 - 22 October 1303
- 3."History, Art and Architecture". Palazzo Piccolomini.