Carmine Gori-Merosi
Carmine Gori-Merosi OSB (born February 14, 1810 in Subiaco , Kingdom of Italy , † September 15, 1886 ) was an Italian Commendatar Abbot and Cardinal .
Life
Gori-Merosi was born on February 14, 1810 in Subiaco in what was then the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy . He came from a noble family. His father was Giuseppe Gori, who was related to the Giustiniani family in a maternal line. His mother was Maria Benedetta Merosi. The two family names were hereditary linked. Gori-Merosi began his training at the monastery school of Subiaco and then went to study at the Athenaeum in Rome. In 1832 he was ordained a priest . For almost twenty years he worked for the Holy See quietly and without being mentioned in any documents . It was not until 1847 that he took over a position in the Vatican administration. From 1869 to 1881 he was Subdatar of the Apostolic Signature .
Pope Leo XIII. appointed him cardinal in the consistory on November 10, 1884, he received the title of Santa Maria ad Martyres and a few days later was appointed Commendatar Abbot of Subiaco. He had already consecrated the restored Santa Maria della Valle church there in 1870 . He was secretary of the Congregation for Bishops . In 1886 the cardinal, who was valued for his education and virtuous life, died of pneumonia. He was first buried in Rome on the Campo Verano . In 1887, however, his bones were transferred to Subiaco.
literature
- La Civiltà cattolica, vol. 8; 1881: 612.
- Martin Bräuer: Handbook of the Cardinals. 1846-2012. Walter de Gruyter, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11037077-5
- Carlo M. Fiorentino: Carmine Gori-Merosi. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 58: Gonzales-Graziani. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2002.
Web links
- Gori-Merosi, Carmine. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed February 4, 2017.
- Entry on Carmine Gori-Merosi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on February 4, 2017.
- Homepage of the Abbey of Subiaco.
- Homepage on the history of the Church of S. Maria della Valle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Vecchio rispettabile per la coltura della mente e per una vita, ch'è davvero uno specchio di virtù"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gori-Merosi, Carmine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Subiaco , Napoleonic Kingdom of Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1886 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |