Giacomo Giustiniani
Giacomo Giustiniani (born December 20, 1769 in Rome , † February 24, 1843 there ) was a cardinal of the Curia of the 19th century .
Life
Giustiniani, from a noble family, became apostolic protonotary after his studies in 1792 and received minor orders. On his 23rd birthday he became a doctor of civil and canon law. The next year Pope Pius VI sent him . as papal legate to Romagna. After his return in 1795 Giustiniani became protonotary of the Congregation for the Holy Rites . During the turmoil caused by the French supremacy in Europe, he lived as a layman from 1799 and traveled across Europe. He deepened his studies once again. He was briefly captured by the French in 1798. He was only able to return to the curia in 1814 .
The new Pope Pius VII appointed him Pro-Governor of Rome. In 1815, as apostolic delegate, he was able to restore papal rule in Bologna and established contact with the local archbishop Carlo Oppizzoni, among others . On December 21, 1816, the 47-year-old Giustiniani received the sacrament of ordination. As early as the next year he was titular Archbishop of Tire . Cardinal dean Alessandro Mattei donated him the episcopal ordination on April 20, 1817 in the Vatican basilica . After his episcopal ordination Giustiniani worked as apostolic nuncio in Spain . Due to liberal uprisings, he had to flee to Bordeaux in early 1823. Only when King Ferdinand VII was able to recapture his position with French help in the same year did Giacomo Giustiniani return to Spain.
In 1826 Pope Leo XII appointed him . as Bishop of Imola (personal title Archbishop). In the consistory of October 2, 1826, he accepted him as a cardinal priest in the college of cardinals . Cardinal Giustiniani was assigned the titular church of Santi Pietro e Marcellino . He took after the death of Leo XII. participated in the conclave of 1829 . In the next conclave , Ferdinand VII of Spain objected to a possible election of Giustiniani as Pope because of earlier diplomatic tensions . The then elected Gregory XVI. appointed him Commendatar Abbot of Farfa, which he remained until 1833. In 1834 Cardinal Giustiniani became Prefect of the Index Congregation . In 1837 Gregory XVI appointed him. to the Camerlengo , in the same year Cardinal Giustiniani became archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, which he remained until his death. In 1839 Gregory XVI took it. in the class of cardinal bishops and assigned him the suburbicarian diocese of Albano . Giacomo Giustiniani died in 1843 at the age of 73 and was buried in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva .
Others
Giacomo Giustiniani was an uncle of Cardinal Carlo Odescalchi .
literature
- Simone Bonechi: Giustiniani, Giacomo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 57: Giulini – Gonzaga. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2001.
Web links
- Giustiniani, Giacomo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 1, 2013.
- Entry on Giacomo Giustiniani on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pietro Francesco Galleffi |
Camerlengo 1837-1843 |
Tommaso Riario Sforza |
| Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa |
Cardinal Bishop of Albano 1839–1843 |
Pietro Ostini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giustiniani, Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal to the curia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1843 |
| Place of death | Rome |