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Angelo Jacobini

1825 – 1886

Italian cardinal of the Roman Curia

Cardinal of the Roman Curia
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About Angelo Jacobini

Lived 1825 – 1886 (aged 60). Angelo Jacobini was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Curia.

Angelo Jacobini (25 April 1825 – 3 March 1886) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his entire career in the Roman Curia. He was made a cardinal in 1882.

Biography Angelo Maria Jacobini was born in Genzano on 25 April 1825. He was a cousin of Luigi Jacobini, who was made a cardinal in 1879.

He studied at the seminary in Albano and then at the Sapienza University of Rome.

In 1873, he gave testimony in Ireland in a lawsuit for defamation brought by a parish priest against Cardinal Paul Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin; he contributed to Cullen's successful defense of his suspension of the priest.

He was appointed secretary of the Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs on 3 October 1875. He was named assessor of the Congregation of the Inquisition on 15 March 1877.

Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal deacon on 27 March 1882; he was assigned the deaconry of San Eustachio.

He died in Rome on 3 March 1886.

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Cardinal of the Roman Curia
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Education
Sapienza University of Rome
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Cardinal

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Who was Angelo Jacobini?

Italian cardinal of the Roman Curia (1825-1886)

When was Angelo Jacobini born?

Angelo Jacobini was born on 25 April 1825 in Genzano di Roma.

When did Angelo Jacobini die?

Angelo Jacobini died on 2 March 1886 in Rome.

What was Angelo Jacobini's occupation?

Angelo Jacobini was a cardinal of the Roman Curia.

What nationality was Angelo Jacobini?

Angelo Jacobini was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Angelo Jacobini

· Wikidata: Q769871

· DBpedia: Angelo Jacobini

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