Luigi Trombetta
Luigi Cardinal Trombetta (born February 3, 1820 in Civita Lavinia , † January 17, 1900 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal to the Curia .
Life
In March 1844 he was ordained a priest . He received his doctorate as Doctor iuris utriusque and worked as a lawyer at the Court of Justice of the Roman Rota , received the dignity of canon of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and on May 12, 1897 the title of Apostolic Protonotary participantium . On February 24, 1863 he was appointed Undersecretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Religious , on June 20, 1893, Pro-Secretary, and on December 24, 1896, Secretary of the Congregation.
Pope Leo XIII. took him on June 19, 1899 as a cardinal deacon in the college of cardinals . On June 22nd of the same year he received the title diaconia Sant'Eustachio .
After his death he was laid out in the church of his titular deaconry and buried in the Campo Verano cemetery. He was one of the cardinals without episcopal ordination.
Web links
- Trombetta, Luigi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 13, 2016.
- Entry on Luigi Trombetta on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 13, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Trombetta, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trombetta, Cardinal Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cardinal Curia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Civita Lavinia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 1900 |
| Place of death | Rome |