in the consistory of 24 September 1759 by Pope Clement XIII. He was granted the titulus of Santa Susanna on 19 November 1759. On 20 December 1762 he opted for the titulus of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. On the same day as he was created Cardinal, Valenti was named Bishop of Rimini. He was consecrated bishop on 14 October by Pope Clement XIII himself, assisted by Cardinal Camillo Paolucci (Merlini) and Cardinal Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini Also on 24 September 1759, he was named Abbot Commendatory of the Camaldolese Abbey of St. Benedict of Savignano. Cardinal Ludovico Valenti made his solemn entry into his diocese of Rimini on 25 May 1760. As a Cardinal Ludovico Valenti was a member of the Sacred Congregations: of the Council, of the Examination of Bishops, of Regulars, of Rites, Indulgences and Relics. The Cardinal died in Rome on 18 October 1763, the Feast of S. Luca, after a long illness culminating in a wasting fever. His body was buried in his titular church, S. Croce in Gerusalemme; his praecordia were buried in S. Andrea delle Frate. References Books Giuseppe Moroni (ed.), "Valenti, Lodovico," Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica Vol. LXXXVII (Venezia: Tipografia Emiliana 1858), pp. 244–246. 18th-century Italian cardinals Bishops Bishops of Rimini Members of the Holy Office 1695 births 1763 deaths