About Luigi Trombetta
Lived 1820 – 1900 (aged 79). Luigi Trombetta was an Italian catholic priest.
Luigi Trombetta (3 February 1820 – 17 January 1900) was an Italian cardinal.
He was ordained as a priest in March 1844. He received his doctorate in utroque iure (both canon and civil law). He was made a canon of the chapter of the Patriarchal Basilica of Liberia, and in May 1877, he was appointed Apostolic Protonotary. In February 1863, he became undersecretary of the Congregation for Bishops and Regulars; by December 1896, he was secretary of this congregation.
In June 1899, he was created Cardinal of Sant'Eustachio by Pope Leo XIII; he died six months later and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery in Rome.
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Who was Luigi Trombetta?
Roman Catholic cardinal (1820–1900)
When was Luigi Trombetta born?
Luigi Trombetta was born on 3 February 1820 in Lanuvio.
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Luigi Trombetta died on 17 January 1900 in Rome.
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Luigi Trombetta was a catholic priest.
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Luigi Trombetta was Italian.
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