Luigi Galimberti
Luigi Galimberti (born April 26, 1836 in Rome ; † May 7, 1896 there ) was a cardinal to the Curia and a diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
The son of a family of lawyers attended the Roman Seminary , where he earned a doctorate in philosophy (December 28, 1854), theology (September 9, 1858) and both rights (September 11, 1861).
After his ordination on December 18, 1858 in Rome, he continued his studies in Rome. From 1861 to 1878 he was professor of theology at the Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide . From 1870 Galimberti also worked with Catholic magazines, in the preparation of the conclave of 1878 he and Cardinal Alessandro Franchi supported the candidacy of Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci , who eventually became Pope Leo XIII, to journalists . was chosen. Through his activities he rose to director of the Journal de Rome at the end of 1881 , before he worked in his own position for the Moniteur de Rome ; the latter was founded by the politically moderate Galimberti in October 1882 after falling out with the Journal de Rome . The Canon of the Lateran Basilica and St. Peter's Basilica , House Prelate of His Holiness and Apostolic Protonotary , became Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs on June 28, 1886 . He took part in the difficult negotiations to end the Kulturkampf in Berlin in 1887 . Despite the compromises reached, Galimberti came under criticism in particular from French Catholics, who saw the reconciliation between the Holy See and the German Empire as a disadvantage for France. This is probably one of the reasons why he did not become his successor after the death of Cardinal State Secretary Lodovico Jacobini in February 1887, instead the France-friendly Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro received this post.
On May 23, 1887 he was instead appointed titular archbishop of Nicaea and apostolic nuncio in Austria-Hungary . The Archbishop of Vienna , Cölestin Josef Cardinal Ganglbauer OSB , donated him the episcopal ordination on June 5th of the same year in Vienna ; The Vienna auxiliary bishops Edward Angerer and Anton Joseph Gruscha were co-consecrators . Pope Leo XIII. took him on January 16, 1893 as a cardinal priest in the College of Cardinals and on June 15 of the same year transferred the titular Church of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo to him . From 1894, until his death two years later, Cardinal Galimberti headed the Vatican secret archives as cardinal librarian .
After being laid out in the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina , he was buried in the chapel of the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide in the Roman cemetery of Campo Verano .
literature
- Maria Franca Mellano: Galimberti, Luigi. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 51: Gabbiani-Gamba. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1998.
Web links
- Galimberti, Luigi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 11, 2017.
- Entry on Luigi Galimberti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 11, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Serafino Vannutelli |
Apostolic Nuncio in Austria-Hungary 1887–1893 |
Antonio Agliardi |
| Agostino Ciasca OESA |
Cardinal Librarian 1894–1896 |
Francesco Segna |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galimberti, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic theologian and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1896 |
| Place of death | Rome |