José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia
José María Cardinal Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia (born August 26, 1835 in Aldeadávila de la Rivera , Spain ; † December 8, 1922 in Santiago de Compostela ) was Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and from 1889 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela .
Life
José María Martín studied theology and canon law in Salamanca and was ordained a priest in September 1859 . After initially working as a pastor in Salamanca, he became president of the Colegiata de Logroño in 1865 . In 1871 he became dean of the cathedral in the diocese of León . Pope Pius IX appointed him auditor of the Roman Rota in 1875 .
However, Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia never took office, as he was appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba that same year. He was ordained bishop on October 3, 1875 by Cardinal Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave , Archbishop of Toledo . Co- consecrators were Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete , Patriarch of the West Indies , and Francisco de Sales Crespo y Bautista , Bishop of Mondoñedo . King Alfonso XII suggested that the 40-year-old be appointed cardinal. In the following years he was appointed to the Senate of the Spanish Kingdom. José María Martín also wrote numerous pastoral letters. On February 14, 1889, he became Archbishop and Metropolitan of Santiago de Compostela and returned from Cuba.
Pope Leo XIII. took him on 19 April 1897 as Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina into the College of Cardinals on. After the death of Leo XIII. he took part in the conclave of 1903 , which Pius X. elected, and in the 1914 conclave , which Benedict XV. chose. After his death, the 86-year-old Cardinal Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia did not take part in the 1922 conclave for reasons of age and health . He died that same year and was buried in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela .
Publications (selection)
- Carta pastoral del Excmo. e Illmo. Sr. Arzobispo de Santiago de Cuba, al clero y pueblo de esta archidiocesis sobre el espiritismo (1881)
- Carta Pastoral de Excmo. y Revmo. Señor Cardenal José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, contra la blasfemia (1903)
- Carta pastoral del Emmo. y Revmo. Sr. cardenal Martín de Herrera, arzobispo de Santiago de Compostela, sobre "El amor a la parroquia" (1920)
Web links
- Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, José María. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 5, 2014.
- Entry for José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Publications by José Maria Cardinal Martín
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1889–1922 |
Manuel Lago y González |
| Primo Calvo y López |
Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 1875–1889 |
José Cos y Macho |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, José María |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, José María Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aldeadávila de la Rivera , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1922 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Compostela |