Francesco Piccolomini (Jesuit), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1582-1651)
Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1582
Place of Birth: Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Death: 17-Jun-1651
Profession: philosopher, Jesuit
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Francesco Piccolomini (Jesuit)
- Francesco Piccolomini may also refer to Pope Pius IIIVery Rev.
- Francesco Piccolomini, S.J.
- (22 October 1582 – 17 June 1651) was an Italian Jesuit, elected the eighth Superior-General of the Society of Jesus. After Vincenzo Carafa, the 7th Superior General of the Order, died on 8 February 1649, a General Congregation made of representatives of the various Jesuit provinces, met on 21 December of the same year and chose Piccolomini as his successor.
- He died after eighteen months in office. Before his election as General he had been professor of philosophy at the Roman College; he died at the age of sixty-nine, having passed fifty-three years in the Society.
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