In the meantime he had become Bishop of Fermo, but for some reason did not go to Rome for the public ceremonies at which he was to be made cardinal. Ĭapranica had earned this rapid promotion by various political and military services, notable by his administration of Imola and Forlì and by his successful reduction of rebellious Bologna. Soon he became secretary to Pope Martin V, and Apostolic prothonotary, and in 1423 or 1426 was made cardinal by this pope, though his nomination was not published in a secret consistory until 1430. After studies in canon and civil law at Padua and Bologna, under teachers probably including Giuliano Cesarini, he received the title of Doctor of Both Laws at the age of twenty-one. His younger brother, Angelo, also became a cardinal. Coat of Arms of Cardinal Domenico Capranicaĭomenico Capranica (1400 – 14 July 1458) was an Italian theologian, canonist, statesman, and Cardinal.Ĭardinal Capranica was born in Capranica Prenestina.
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