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Gasparo Contarini
1542Aug, 24

Gasparo Contarini

Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (b. 1483)
Gasparo Contarini (16 October 1483 – 24 August 1542) was an Italian diplomat, cardinal and Bishop of Belluno. He was one of the first proponents of the dialogue with Protestants, after the Reformation.

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