Benedetto Giustiniani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic cardinal
Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1554
Place of Birth: Chios, North Aegean Region, Greece
Date of Death: 27-Mar-1621
Profession: Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Benedetto Giustiniani
- Benedetto Giustiniani (5 June 1554 – 27 March 1621) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal in the consistory of 16 November 1586 by Pope Sixtus V. He participated in the papal conclaves of 1592 and 1621.
- From 1615 to 1620 he was bishop of the Sabina and from 1620 to 1621 of Porto.
- Either he or his brother Vincenzo commissioned the 1621-1629 painting of Saint John the Evangelist by Domenichino.
- His postmortem inventory contained 280 paintings.
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