Marcantonio Colonna (18th-century cardinal), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian priest
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1724
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 04-Dec-1793
Profession: Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Marcantonio Colonna (18th-century cardinal)
- Marcantonio Colonna (16 August 1724 – 4 December 1793) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.
- Born in Rome on 16 August 1724, Colonna was made Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria by in Aquiro Pope Clement XIII on 19 November 1759.
- He was then ordained a deacon on 9 March 1760 and a priest on 1 February 1761.
- He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Corinthus and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace by Pope Clement XIII on 19 April 1762.
- Soon thereafter, on 25 April, Colonna was ordained a bishop.
- Pope Clement XIII acted as his consecrator and Pope Clement XI (then Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani) and Cardinal Henry Benedict Stuart acted as co-consecrators. In 1763, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Residence of Bishops and in January of that year, he was appointed Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
- On 25 June 1784, Colonna was made Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina by Pope Clement XIV and on 20 September 1784, he was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
- Colonna died on 4 December 1793.
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