Ermenegildo Florit
Ermenegildo Cardinal Florit (born July 5, 1901 in Fagagna , Italy, † December 8, 1985 in Florence ) was Archbishop of Florence .
Life
Ermenegildo Florit received his theological and philosophical training in Udine and Rome . He received on 11 April 1925, the sacrament of the priesthood and worked after completing further studies from 1927 to 1929 as a parish pastor in the Archdiocese of Udine . From 1929 to 1954 he was a lecturer at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, of which he was dean from 1951 to 1954 . In addition to his teaching activities, he performed pastoral duties in various parishes in Rome. In 1951 he was appointed canon of St. Mark's Basilica and the honorary title of papal house prelate .
In 1954 Pope Pius XII appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria and Koadjutorerzbischof of the Archdiocese of Florence, whose archbishop Ermenegildo Florit was the 1,962th He received the episcopal ordination on September 12, 1954 by Clemente Cardinal Micara , Cardinal Subdean and Cardinal Bishop of Velletri . Co- consecrators were Luigi Traglia , titular archbishop of Caesarea in Palestine and vice-gentleman in the diocese of Rome , as well as Emilio Pizzoni , bishop of Terracina, Priverno and Sezze . Ermenegildo Florit took part in the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 and was on February 22, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. accepted into the college of cardinals as cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria Regina Apostolorum .
Ermenegildo Florit died on December 8, 1985 in Florence and was buried in the cathedral there.
literature
- Ermenegildo Cardinal Florit , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 45/1988 of October 31, 1988, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Florit, Ermenegildo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 17, 2017.
- Entry on Ermenegildo Florit on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 17, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah Cardinal Dalla Costa |
Archbishop of Florence 1962–1977 |
Giovanni Cardinal Benelli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Florit, Ermenegildo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Florit, Cardinal Ermenegildo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and Archbishop of Florence |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fagagna , Udine Province, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1985 |
| Place of death | Florence |