Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Giacomo Filippo Fransoni , also Giacomo Filippo Franzoni (born December 10, 1775 in Genoa , † April 20, 1856 in Rome ) was an Italian bishop and cardinal and prefect of the congregation De Propaganda Fide .
Life
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He came from an old patrician family , his father Domenico Fransoni was a senator of the Republic of Genoa . Another cardinal from the same family was Giacomo Franzoni .
Giacomo Filippo Fransoni went to Rome after his initial training in Genoa, where he obtained the academic degree of Doctor iuris utriusque on July 20, 1806 . He received on March 14, 1807. Pietro Francesco Galleffi the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On September 7, 1822 he was appointed titular archbishop pro hac vice of Nazianzus . He received his episcopal consecration on December 8, 1822 in the Benedictine Church on Campo Marzio in Rome by Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galleffi ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa and Giuseppe Della Porta Rodiani . On January 21, 1823 Giacomo Filippo Fransoni was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Portugal . On October 2, 1826 he was by Pope Leo XII. as Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli into the College of Cardinals received. He took part in the conclave of 1829 , which Pius VIII elected Pope. Cardinal Fransoni was also a participant in the conclave 1830-1831 , which Gregory XVI. raised to pope. On November 21, 1834, Fransoni was appointed Prefect of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide . He was a participant in the conclave of 1846 , from which Pius IX. emerged as Pope. Fransoni moved to the titular church of San Lorenzo in Lucina on September 28, 1855 .
Cardinal Fransoni died on April 20, 1856 at the age of 80 and was buried in his titular church. He was a priest for 49 years, a bishop for 33 years and a cardinal for almost 30 years.
literature
- Giuseppe Monsagrati: FRANSONI, Giacomo Filippo. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 50: Francesco I Sforza-Gabbi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1998.
Web links
- Fransoni, Giacomo Filippo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed June 24, 2017.
- Entry on Giacomo Filippo Fransoni on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 24, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Oppizzoni |
Cardinal Protopriest 1855-1856 |
Benedetto Colonna Barberini di Sciarra |
| Carlo Maria Pedicini |
Prefect of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide 1834–1856 |
Alessandro Barnabò |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fransoni, Giacomo Filippo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franzoni, Giacomo Filippo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian bishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1856 |
| Place of death | Rome |