Minuccio Minucci

Minuccio Minucci (1551–1604) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was the archbishop of Zadar.

Born in Serravalle on 17 January 1551, Minuccio studied canon law in Padua. He served as secretary to the papal nuncio to Innsbruck, Salzburg and Munich in 1573, and in 1582 attended the Diet of Augsburg as secretary to the prince-bishop of Trent, cardinal Ludovico Madruzzo.

Minucci was named archbishop of Zadar (at the time the Republic of Venice, today Croatia) on 7 February 1596 and ordained 10 March.

He died on 7 March 1604 during a visit to Munich, and was buried in St. Michael's Church, Munich.

Amongst other things, he is known as he author of a History of the Uskoks.

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