Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago
Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago (born January 30, 1838 in Rome ; † March 17, 1908 there ) was a Roman Catholic priest and cardinal of the Roman Church.
Life
Casali del Drago came from a noble Roman family. His father was the Marquis Raffaele Casali del Drago, his mother Carlotta Barberini Colonna was a cousin of Cardinal Flavio Chigi (Cardinal, 1810) . On December 22, 1860 he was ordained a priest in Rome . 1895 He received his Cardinal Secretary of State Mariano Rampolla Cardinal del Tindaro the episcopal ordination and he became Latin Patriarch of Constantinople Opel . From Pope Leo XIII. he was elevated to cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in June 1899 . In the College of Cardinals he held the office of chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals in 1901/02 . He took part in the 1903 conclave , from which Pius X emerged as Pope.
Web links
- Casali del Drago, Giovanni Battista. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 18, 2016.
- Entry on Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 18, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Lenti |
Latin Patriarch of Constantinople 1895–1908 |
Alexander Sanminiatelli Zabarella |
| Serafino Cretoni |
Chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals 1901–1902 |
Francesco di Paola Cassetta |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casali del Drago, Giovanni Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal during the pontificate of Leo XIII. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1908 |
| Place of death | Rome |