Alfonso Capecelatro di Castelpagano
Alfonso Cardinal Capecelatro di Castelpagano CO (born February 5, 1824 in Marseille , France, † November 14, 1912 in Capua , Italy) was Archbishop of Capua and librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library .
Life
Coming from a noble Neapolitan family, Capecelatro entered the order of the Oratorians in 1840 and was ordained a priest in May 1847 after completing his studies . He completed his historical studies at the Biblioteca dei Girolamini and in Montecassino , which he frequently visited. In 1879 he became the Vice Librarian of the Holy See . Pope Leo XIII. awarded him the title of papal house prelate in 1879.
In 1880 Capecelatro became Archbishop of Capua. The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta ; Co- consecrators were Luigi Filippi, OFM Ref , Archbishop of L'Aquila , and Curia Bishop Placido Maria Schiaffino OSB . In 1881 he opened the archiepiscopal library and the library of the seminary to the public. Leo XIII. took him on July 27, 1885 as cardinal priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo in the college of cardinals . In 1890 he became a cardinal librarian . He participated in the 1903 conclave that Pius X elected. He died in 1912 at the age of 88 and was buried in Montecassino at his own request .
From 1891 he was a corresponding member of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence .
Works
- Storia di Santa Caterina e del popolo del suo tempo. 1856, 4th edition Turin 1878 (German Würzburg 1874)
- Storia di San Pier Damiano e del suo tempo. Florence 1862
- La vita di Gesù Cristo. Naples 1862 and more
- Vita di San Filippo Neri. Naples 1879 and more often (German von Lager, Freiburg 1886)
- La dottrina cattolica. 3 vols. 2nd ed. Siena 1879
- Newman e l'oratorio inglese.
- Scritti vari, religiosi e sociali. 3rd edition Milan 1873
- Prose sacre e morali. Siena 1884 and more
literature
- Francesco Malgeri: Capecelatro, Alfonso. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 18: Canella – Cappello. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1975.
Web links
- Capecelatro, Alfonso. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 17, 2013.
- Entry on Alfonso Capecelatro di Castelpagano on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Johann Bollig (Prefect) |
Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library 1890–1912 |
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro |
| Francesco Saverio Apuzzo |
Archbishop of Capua 1880–1912 |
Gennaro Cosenza |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capecelatro di Castelpagano, Alfonso |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Capecelatro, Alfonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1912 |
| Place of death | Capua , Italy |