"Above all he was noted for his Christian charity and his unbounded liberality. All the money he could raise he bestowed upon the poor, while he himself led a life of simplicity and poverty. He was greatly respected both in Italy and elsewhere by the dignitaries of both Church and State."
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Lorenzo Giustiniani
Lorenzo Giustiniani (1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Castello and as the patriarch of the Patriarchate of Venice.
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