Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze

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Carlo Vittorio Amedeo Ignazio Delle Lanze (born September 1, 1712 in Turin , Duchy of Savoy , † January 25, 1784 in the Abbey of Fruttuaria ) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He became known for his attitude towards the Jesuit conflict.

Life

Until the cardinal's appointment

The son of a noble family, grandson of Duke Charles Emanuel II of Savoy , grew up in Chambéry . After his father, who had been Governor of Savoy since 1721, was sentenced to death for embezzlement in 1724 and fled Savoy, Carlo traveled all over Europe. He began a military career in his youth and was initially a fan of Jansenist ideas. After the abdication of his godfather King Viktor Amadeus II in 1730 when delle Lanze was in the Netherlands, he announced that he would join the Canon Regulars of Sainte-Geneviève . His father sent him to Rome that same year . In 1732 he returned to Piedmont, ceded the Vinovo fiefdom inherited from his father to the king and continued his studies. In 1734 he acquired a baccellierato in theology and was ordained a deacon in 1736 . On 23 September the same year he celebrated his first Mass and was henceforth served as pastor. He also helped young students on their way to graduation . In 1743 delle Lanze became abbot of the Private Abbey of San Giusto di Susa , which he remained until 1749. In April 1745 he held a synod in San Giusto di Susa , which mainly dealt with the work of the University of Turin. 1746 appointed King Karl Emanuel III. because of his loyalty to the Church and Kingdom as the "ideal prelate" delle Lanze to his Grand Almosenier and appointed him to the Grand Chaplain of his court.

1747-1773

Pope Benedict XIV accepted him in the consistory of April 10, 1747 as cardinal deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano in the college of cardinals . On May 2 of the same year, the Pope appointed him Commendatar Abbot of Lucedio . On August 11, 1747, he was appointed titular archbishop of Nicosia . The episcopal ordination received his Benedict XIV. In person on September 24 of that year. Co-consecrators were the Cardinals Antonio Saverio Gentili and Giovanni Antonio Guadagni , who at that time Cardinal Vicar was. On October 2, 1747, the Pope appointed him cardinal priest of San Sisto Vecchio .

On August 5, 1749, Cardinal delle Lanze became abbot of Private Abbey Fruttuaria , in which he has also resided since then. He had a palace built there, which was also used as a seminary. In the following years, as a judge, he strictly observed the observance of religious regulations, which on the one hand made enemies at the royal court, on the other hand it made good relations between King Charles Emanuel III. and Pope Benedict XIV were made possible. After the death of Benedict, he participated as a supporter of the anti-Jesuit faction in the conclave of 1758 , which Clemens XIII. chose. On November 22, 1758, he appointed him cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino . In 1759 delle Lanze intervened to appoint the former Turin nuncio Ludovico Merlini as cardinal after he had stayed out of the conflicts that led to the dissolution of the nunciature in 1756. On March 21, 1763 he opted for the titular church of Santa Prassede .

Under the pro-Jesuit Clement XIII. The consideration of Piedmontese concerns increasingly faded into the background. Instead, the Pope's main concern was the increasing oppression of the Jesuit order, which Cardinal delle Lanze also saw more and more critically. He also no longer saw the Jesuits as opponents of internal church reforms. During this time, his earlier sympathy for Jansenism often came into the debate, so that delle Lanze burned part of his book collection that suggested it. After the death of Clement XIII. In 1769 he was considered papabile , but was subject to the later Clement XIV. In the Jesuit conflict he was nevertheless able to intervene in the negotiations.

Late years and death

After the death of King Karl Emanuel III. on February 20, 1773 delle Lanze resigned his offices at the royal court. In April of the same year, tensions between supporters and opponents of the Jesuits increased among the Piedmontese bishops. Despite this conflict, Cardinal delle Lanze stayed in Fruttuaria Abbey. On April 12, 1773 he also resigned from the office of Titular Archbishop of Nicosia . On October 15 of the same year, Clement XIV appointed him President of the Council, which dealt with the redistribution of former Jesuit property and dealing with former members of the order.

As a result, he was considered the protector of the Jesuits in the next conclave and was again a candidate for the papal throne. The new Pope Pius VI. appointed him on March 22, 1775 prefect of the Council Congregation . The Pope released him from the residence obligation in Rome. In 1778 he was instrumental in the appointment of Emanuele Gonettis as vicar capitular of the Archdiocese of Turin .

Cardinal delle Lanze spent the last years of his life in seclusion in the Abbey of Fruttuaria and devoted himself increasingly to caring for the poor. On July 18, 1783, he became cardinal priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina . In the same year he became cardinal proto-priest as senior cardinal priest. He died in January 1784 and was buried in the abbey. He bequeathed all of his fortune to the seminary that he founded in Fruttuaria Abbey.

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predecessor Office successor
Ferdinando Maria de Rossi Prefect of the Council Congregation
1775–1784 		Guglielmo Pallotta
Giuseppe Pozzobonelli Cardinal Protopriest
1783-1784 		Marcantonio Colonna
personal data
SURNAME Delle Lanze, Carlo Vittorio Amedeo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Delle Lanze, Carlo Vittorio Amedeo Ignazio (full name); De Lances
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1712
PLACE OF BIRTH Turin , Duchy of Savoy
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1784
Place of death Fruttuaria Abbey