Most Reverend Azarias Friton | |
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Archbishop of Nakhchivan | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Nakhchivan |
In office | 1604–1607 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Friton |
Successor | Matthaeus Erasmos |
Orders | |
Consecration | 9 May 1604 by Girolamo Bernerio |
Personal details | |
Born | 1563 |
Died | 7 January 1607 Rome, Papal States |
Buried | San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani, Rome |
Azarias Friton, O.P. (1563 – 7 January, 1607) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan (1604–1607).[1][2][3]
Azarias Friton was born in 1563 and appointed a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 24 March 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Nakhchivan[1] as successor to his uncle Nicholas Friton. On 9 May 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan until his death on 7 January 1607[1] in Rome. His current resting place is San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani.[4]