Francis by Paula Herzan von Harras
Francis von Paula Herzan von Harras ( Czech František de Paula Hrzán z Harasova ) (born April 5, 1735 in Prague , † June 1, 1804 in Vienna ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
Baptized on April 9, 1735, Herzan von Harras received his doctorate on March 29, 1757 at the Gregoriana in Rome. At that time he was living in the Collegio Germanico there . On February 18, 1758 he received the sacrament of ordination and in 1767 became an auditor of the Rota Romana . At the same time he was Austria's ambassador to the Apostolic See.
Pope Pius VI created Herzan on July 12, 1779 as cardinal priest and on December 11, 1780 awarded him the titular church of San Girolamo degli Schiavoni . Since September 13, 1782 cardinal priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo , he was from March 10, 1788 to March 30, 1789 chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals and from April 7, 1788 cardinal priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme .
At the conclave of 1799/1800 he presented the veto of Emperor Franz II against the election of the cardinals Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil and Carlo Antonio Giuseppe Bellisomi .
Pope Pius VII. Appointed Hrzán on May 12, 1800 to the bishop of Szombathely and donated him on Sunday, May 18, 1800 at the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were Antonio Despuig y Dameto , Latin Patriarch of Antioch , and Cesare Brancadoro , Secretary of the Congregation Propaganda Fide .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hrzan von Harras, Franz Xaver Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 364 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Hrzán z Harras, František de Paula. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 4, 2016.
- Entry on František de Paula Hrzán z Harasova on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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| SURNAME | Herzan von Harras, Francis of Paula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hrzan von Harras, Franz Xaver Graf; Hrzán z Harasova, František de Paula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1735 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1804 |
| Place of death | Vienna |