Ildefonso Rea
Ildefonso Rea OSB (born January 14, 1896 in Arpino Province Frosinone , Italy , † September 23, 1971 ) was an Italian Benedictine abbot .
Life
He entered the Benedictine order in 1915 and was ordained a priest in 1921 . In 1929 he became abbot of the Cava de 'Tirreni Abbey and in November 1945 archabbot of the Montecassino monastery . In 1963, Rea was ordained episcopal through Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri and was named titular bishop of Corone . As a council father, he took part in all sessions of Vatican II from 1962 to 1965 . As Archabbot of Montecassino, true to his motto “Where it was and how it was”, he took care of the reconstruction of this ancestral monastery of the Benedictine order, which was almost completely destroyed in the battle of Monte Cassino . His successor as Archabbot of Montecassino was Martino Matronola in 1971 .
Web links
- Entry on Ildefonso Rea on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry to Ildefonso Rea on order online
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Placido Nicolini |
Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de 'Tirreni 1929–1945 |
Mauro De Caro |
| Gregorio Diamare |
Archabbot of Montecassino 1945–1971 |
Martino Matronola |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rea, Ildefonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian dept |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arpino , Frosinone Province, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd September 1971 |