Eugenio Cecconi
Eugenio Cecconi (born February 4, 1834 in Florence , † June 15, 1888 ibid) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and church historian. He was Archbishop of Florence from 1874 until his death .
Life
Cecconi studied mathematics in Pisa and then returned to his hometown of Florence. There he worked for several church organizations and during this time decided to pursue a spiritual career. On September 8, 1859 he was ordained a priest . He completed his theology studies at the Collegio Capranica in Rome and later became Vice-Rector of the Canonical Seminary of the Archdiocese of Florence. In January 1864, Cecconi founded a monthly historical magazine to give the Italian clergy a historical and theological guide. This magazine was discontinued in June 1868. In the following year he published a paper on the Council of Florence, which met in the 15th century, defending the dogma of papal infallibility proclaimed in 1870 . At the invitation of Pope Pius IX. Cecconi attended the First Vatican Council and completed his work there.
On December 21, 1874 Pius IX appointed him. finally to the Archbishop of Florence. The episcopal ordination donated him on January 3, 1875 Cardinal Dean Costantino Patrizi Naro . Co- consecrators were Pietro Gianelli , Secretary of the Council Congregation , and Alessandro Sanminiatelli Zabarella , Titular Archbishop of Tyana . He expanded the diocesan seminary and took an unyielding stance in favor of the Church on the Roman question . He affirmed this in September 1875 at the second meeting of the Catholic organization Opera dei Congressi, which had been founded the previous year . He saw the current political currents at the time as "antipodes of Catholic truth". During his episcopate he continued to devote himself to historical research and published an essay on Martin Luther in 1883 .
Eugenio Cecconi contracted throat cancer in 1886 and died two years later at the age of 54.
literature
- Francesco Malgeri: CECCONI, Eugenio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 23: Cavallucci-Cerretesi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1979.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gioacchino Limberti |
Archbishop of Florence 1874–1888 |
Agostino Bausa |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cecconi, Eugenio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and church historian, Archbishop of Florence |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1888 |
| Place of death | Florence |