Michelangelo Celesia
Michelangelo Cardinal Celesia OSB , civil Pietro Geremia Celesia , (born January 13, 1814 in Palermo , † April 15, 1904 there ) was Archbishop of Palermo .
Life
Celesia came from the noble family of the Marchese di Sant'Antonio. He entered the Cassinese Congregation of the Benedictine Order, made his profession on January 15, 1835 in the monastery of San Martino in Palermo and was ordained a priest on July 24, 1836 .
In 1840 he became a lecturer in philosophy , in 1841 dean and in 1843 professor of dogmatics . In 1846 he became prior of the monastery in Messina and was then prior in Militello until he was appointed abbot of the Benedictine arch monastery of Montecassino by papal decree on March 25, 1850 .
Celesia came to Rome in 1858 as Procurator General of his order and Abbot of Farfa . On March 18, 1860 he was by Pius IX. appointed Bishop of Patti in Sicily (until 1871). He received his episcopal ordination on April 15, 1860, Cardinal Girolamo d'Andrea , co-consecrators were Josephus Melchiades Ferlisi , titular patriarch of Constantinople , and Archbishop Gustav Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst . In 1863 Michelangelo Celesia was appointed Apostolic Delegate to the Republic of El Salvador .
On September 20, 1871, he became Archbishop of Palermo and on November 10, 1884 cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Prisca ; on November 25, 1887, he opted for the titular church of San Marco .
At the conclave of 1903 he took part for health reasons, not more. He died on April 15, 1904 in Palermo and was buried in the catacombs of the Capuchin Order there. Due to the innovative conservation method of the chemist Alfredo Salafia, his body is considered an important mummy of the 20th century and was seen in the catacombs for five years before it was transferred to the Cathedral of Palermo .
Web links
- Celesia, OSBCas., Michelangelo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 30, 2016.
- Entry on Michelangelo Celesia on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 30, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Koudounaris, The Immaculate Corpses of Dr Alfredo Salafia at the Palermo Catacombs (Palermo, Sicily, Italy) , accessed November 5, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe II. Frisari |
Archabbot of Montecassino 1850–1858 |
Simplicio III. Pappalettere |
| Giovanni Battista Naselli Morso e Montaperto |
Archbishop of Palermo 1871–1904 |
Alessandro Cardinal Lualdi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Celesia, Michelangelo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Celesia, Cardinal Michelangelo (full name); Celesia, Pietro Geremia (original name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Palermo, cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1904 |
| Place of death | Palermo |