Luigi Del Drago
Luigi Filippo Del Drago (born June 20, 1776 in Rome , † April 18, 1845 there ) was Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Del Drago studied at the Frascati seminary and was ordained a priest afterwards . In 1808 he became a canon at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore . Pope Pius VII appointed him a member of the Commission for the Administrative Reform of the Papal State in 1814 . Under Pope Leo XII. Del Drago became Prefect of the Apostolic Palace on December 15, 1828 .
In the consistory of September 30, 1831 Pope Gregory XVI took him . in pectore to the College of Cardinals , the appointment as cardinal priest and the bestowal of the titular church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna was announced on July 2nd of the following year. On July 19, 1832, Gregory XVI appointed him prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics . Cardinal Del Drago became President of the Subsidies Commission in December 1834 and Archpriest of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in June 1839 .
He died in April 1845 and was buried in the Church of San Marcello .
Web links
- Del Drago, Luigi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 5, 2018.
- Entry on Luigi Del Drago on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ I Testamenti dei Cardinali: Luigi Del Drago (1776-1845) , search result on Google Books
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Maria Frosini |
Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Holy Relics 1832–1834 |
Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Del Drago, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Del Drago, Luigi Filippo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and cardinal to the Curia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1845 |
| Place of death | Rome |