Jean-Baptiste Pitra
Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra OSB (born August 1, 1812 in Champforgeuil near Autun , † February 9, 1889 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Live and act
Pitra was born in Champforgeuil. In 1836 he was ordained a priest , and from 1835 to 1840 he taught at the seminary of Autun. In 1842 he entered Solesmes Abbey .
Pitra was an outstanding patristic , but above all an expert on Eastern canon law and the Orthodox liturgy . He was also the main collaborator of Jacques Paul Migne in the preparation of his series of patrological writings. In Rome he became an advisor to the Congregation for Propaganda on questions of the oriental churches. His discoveries are important, including those of the Autun inscription , as well as his archaeological and patristic writings.
Pope Pius IX appointed him cardinal priest on March 16, 1863 and assigned him to the titular church of San Tommaso in Parione on March 19 of the same year . In 1869 he became cardinal librarian of the Roman Church. In 1879 he was raised to Cardinal Bishop of Frascati ( Tusculum ). He received his episcopal ordination from Pope Leo XIII. in person on June 1, 1879; Co -consecrators were the Curia Archbishop Alessandro Sanminiatelli-Zabarella and Francesco Marinelli , papal sacristan . He moved to the suburbicarian diocese of Porto on March 24, 1884 and became a cardinal subdean .
Jean-Baptiste Pitra died in the Convent of San Callisto in Rome and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery.
Publications (selection)
- Histoire de St. Leger . Paris 1846.
- La Hollande catholique. Paris 1850.
- Spicilegium Solesmense. Paris 1852-1858 (4 vol.)
- Iuris ecclesiastici Graecorum historia et monumenta. Rome 1864–1868 (2 vol.)
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Analecta sacra spicilegio solesmensi parata. Paris 1876–1891 (8 vols .; vol. 6 unpublished)
- Analecta sacra spicilegio solesmensi parata ( la ), volume 1 1876.
- Analecta sacra spicilegio solesmensi parata ( la ), volume 2 1884.
- Analecta sacra spicilegio solesmensi parata ( la ), volume 4 1883.
literature
- Hubertus R. Drobner : Pitra, Jean-Baptiste. In: Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche Vol. 8, 1999, pp. 321–322.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean-Baptiste Pitra in the catalog of the German National Library
- Writings by and about Jean-Baptiste Pitra at SB Berlin PK
- Entry in the order lexicon Pitra, Jean-Baptiste von Orden online , as of March 2, 2008
- Pitra, OSB, Jean-Baptiste-François. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 13, 2016.
- Entry on Jean-Baptiste Pitra on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 13, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Camillo Di Pietro |
Cardinal Sub- Dean 1884–1889 |
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano |
| Carlo Sacconi |
Cardinal Bishop of Porto 1884–1889 |
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano |
| Filippo Maria Guidi |
Cardinal Bishop of Frascati 1879–1884 |
Edward Henry Howard |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pitra, Jean-Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pitra, Jean-Baptiste-Francois (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, church historian and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Champforgeuil |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1889 |
| Place of death | Rome |