Luigi Tripepi

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Cardinal Luigi Tripepi

Luigi Cardinal Tripepi (born June 21, 1836 in Cardeto , † December 29, 1906 in Rome ) was a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Luigi Tripepi was born in Cardeto in 1836 as the son of Count Don Antonino Tripepi and Donna Margherita Manuardi. He studied in the episcopal seminary , later in Rome. In 1864 he was ordained a priest . In 1865 he was a member of the Society of Jesus for a short time . In 1868 he was appointed chaplain at the Lateran Basilica . In 1878 he became a canon at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Damaso , from 1879 at the Lateran Basilica, from 1885 at St. Peter's Basilica . From 1883 he was prelate of the Apostolic Signature , from 1884 Secretary of the Historical Commission and from 1892 Prefect of the Archives of the Holy See. In 1894 he was appointed by Pope Leo XIII. appointed secretary of the Congregation for Sacred Rites , in 1896 appointed official of the Vatican State Secretariat .

Pope Leo XIII. created him cardinal in the consistory of April 15, 1901 and appointed him cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica . Cardinal Tripepi was a participant in the conclave that elected Pope Pius X on August 4, 1903 . From 1903 until his death he was (pro) prefect of the Holy Congregation for Rites.

He died in Rome on December 29, 1906 at the age of 70 .

Act

Luigi Tripepi was one of the most important apologists of the Catholic Church in the 19th century and wrote over two hundred works (also in Latin and Greek) on various topics: history, philosophy, exegesis, dogmatic and moral theology.

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personal data
SURNAME Tripepi, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tripepi, Cardinal Luigi (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, cardinal to the curia
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardeto
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1906
Place of death Rome