 Cardinal Giovanni Alberto Badoer (1706) was a very zealous pastor, combating in an especial manner the Quietism which occurred his diocese.Cardinal Angelo M. Quirini (1727) founded the library of the commune, which took its name from him, and did much towards the restoration of the cathedral.During the episcopate of Giovanni Nani (1773) the French invasion took place, with the attendant pillaging of churches and convents.