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Biography Giovanni Battista de Asti was born in Albenga, Italy in 1566 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 18 May 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Thagaste. On 31 May 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Vincenzo Landinelli, Bishop of Albenga, and Nicolò Spínola, Bishop of Ventimiglia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Titular Bishop of Thagaste until his death on 20 September 1620.
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