Mutatesia Leonelli

Mutatesia Leonelli
Died1662
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Poet
Works
  • le Rime Varie
  • Serie d ' Epigrammi gravi, morati e giocosi
  • Gli Avvenimenti Amorosi di Venere con Adone
TitleTreasurer of the Pontifical Chambers – (Appointed by Pope Urban VIII)
Parents
FamilyInnocenzo Leonelli, Ignatius of Jesus – (born Carlo Leonelli), and three sisters

Mutatesia Leonelli (died 1662) was a lawyer and later appointed Treasurer Pontifical Chambers by Pope Urban VIII. He was also a poet, publishing three works throughout his lifetime. With the exception of a short period of financial hardship which resulted in a brief excommunication, he led a successful life at the Papal Court. He was the older brother of Innocenzo Leonelli and the Discalced Carmelite missionary Ignatius of Jesus.

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