Sacred College of Cardinals
Noun
Meaning
(Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope
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He also served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1716 to 1717 and resigned his position in his diocese due to illness in 1719.
To ensure that his victory against the Angevins would stand, Nicholas III decided to go forward with a much needed addition to the Sacred College of Cardinals.