Giuseppe Pecci (cardinal, 1807)
Giuseppe Pecci SJ (born December 13, 1807 in Anagni , Italy , † February 8, 1890 in Rome ) was a Curia Cardinal of the Catholic Church and the brother of Pope Leo XIII.
Life
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Joined the Jesuit order in 1824 , he was ordained priest in 1837 . In 1848 he resigned from the Jesuit order. From 1852 he taught philosophy at the seminary of Perugia, with particular orientation towards Thomas Aquinas . As a member of several commissions, he took part in the First Vatican Council from 1869 to 1870 . On September 9, 1878, Pecci became Vice Librarian of the Catholic Church. From Pope Leo XIII. Appointed cardinal on May 12, 1879 on the initiative of Camillo Di Pietro , three days later he was given the title of Sant'Agata alla Suburra . Since February 16, 1884 Prefect of the Congregation for Education , he also became a member of the Commission for Historical Studies on October 8, 1884. In 1887 he returned to the Jesuit community. From 1887 until his death he was a cardinal protodeacon .
literature
- Martin Bräuer: Handbook of the Cardinals 1846–2012. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-026944-4 , p. 116.
- Paolo Pagani: Pecci, Giuseppe. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 82: Pazzi-Pia. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2015.
Web links
- Pecci, SJ, Giuseppe. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 19, 2016.
- Entry on Giuseppe Pecci on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved August 19, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Ilarione Cardinal Randi |
Cardinal Protodiacon 1887-1890 |
John Henry Cardinal Newman CO |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pecci, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anagni , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1890 |
| Place of death | Rome |