Bernardino Spada

His Eminence

Bernardino Spada
His Eminence; Bernardino Spada
	Cardinal Spada. Oil painting by Guido Reni, c. 1631. Galleria Spada, Rome
Other post(s)	Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina
Orders
Ordination	1623
Consecration	8 December 1623; by Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona
Created cardinal	19 January 1626; by Pope Urban VIII
Rank	Cardinal-priest, later cardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born	21 April 1594; Brisighella, Italy
Died	10 November 1661 (aged 67); Rome, Italy
Buried	San Girolamo della Carità, Rome
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Paolo Spada
Previous post(s)	Apostolic nuncio to France (1623–1627); Titular archbishop of Tamiathis (1623–1626); Cardinal-priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1627–1642); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1638–1639); Cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1642–1646); Cardinal-bishop of Albano (1646–1652); Cardinal-bishop of Frascati (1652); Cardinal-bishop of Sabina (1652–1655)
Alma mater	University of Bologna; University of Perugia

Bernardino Spada (21 April 1594 – 10 November 1661)^[1] was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a patron of the arts whose collection is housed in the Palazzo Spada in Rome.