Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli
Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli CRTh (born June 9, 1770 in Naples , † May 10, 1853 in Palermo ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Palermo and cardinal .
Life
Born as the son of the Prince of Monteroduni Giovanni Pignatelli and his wife Lucrezia Mormile, he came from an old Neapolitan noble family . He was related to Pope Innocent XII. as well as with the cardinals Francesco Pignatelli CRTh, Francesco Maria Pignatelli and Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte CRTh.
Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli became a regular canon of the Theatines, studied theology in Genoa and was ordained a priest on May 25, 1793 . He then taught philosophy and theology at various religious houses, first in Genoa, where he gave lectures on the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures , and later in Naples. During the French occupation he maintained the life of his religious community with difficulty and after the return of the Bourbons gathered his scattered confreres around him. On May 20, 1824, he was elected Superior General for the three-year period from 1824 to 1827 . During this time he worked to bring together the scattered members of the community and to regain religious houses that had been confiscated during the Napoleonic period. With a brief from Pope Gregory XVI. from February 5, 1836 he was appointed again for three years (1836-1839) to the superior general.
On April 3, 1838, Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli entered the service of the Curia as consultor of the Congregation Propaganda Fide . King Ferdinand II of Sicily made him Archbishop of Palermo on February 3, 1839. On February 21 of that year präkonisiert , the cardinal bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina donated to him on April 1, 1839 Emmanuele De Gregorio the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were the Latin Patriarch of Antioch Antonio Luigi Piatti and Archbishop Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini . On February 15, 1839, the Pope granted him a doctorate in theology .
In the consistory of July 8, 1839 Pope Gregory XVI took him. as cardinal priest in the college of cardinals and on July 11th of the same year entrusted Santa Maria della Vittoria as titular church . At the same time, Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli was assigned to the Congregations for Bishops and Regulars , for the Residence of Bishops, for Church Immunity and for Indulgences . As a cardinal, Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli took part in the conclave of 1846 , which Pope Pius IX. chose.
He died after 14 years in the episcopate and was buried in the Cathedral of Palermo .
literature
- Philippe Bountry: Officiers subalternes de la curie et consulteurs des congrégations romaines en fonctions sous la restauration (1814–1846) (notes brèves) . In: Souverain et pontife. Recherches prosopographiques sur la Curie Romaine à l'âge de la Restoration (1814–1846) . École française de Rome, Rome 2002, margin no. 475–476 (French, online edition [accessed January 1, 2019]).
- Ugo Dovere: Pignatelli, Ferdinando Maria. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 83: Piacentini – Pio V. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2015.
Web links
- Pignatelli, CRTheat., Ferdinando Maria. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 1, 2019.
- Entry on Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 1, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e Parisi |
Archbishop of Palermo 1839-1853 |
Giovanni Battista Naselli Morso e Montaperto |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pignatelli, Ferdinando Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Palermo and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1853 |
| Place of death | Palermo |