Luigi Cardinal Tripepi
Luigi Cardinal Tripepi (21 June 1836–29 December 1906) was one of the most important Roman Catholic apologists of the 19th century.
Biography
He was born in Cardeto, a small town in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the deepest south of Italy.
He studied at the local seminary and soon became famous for his skills in different subjects: Latin, Greek, theology, history, moral theology and dogmatics. He moved to Rome for further study and in 1864, was ordained a priest. He stayed in Rome for more than 40 years, until his death in 1906. He wrote about 200 works in different languages on a wide range of topics, including: theology, ecclesiastical history, apologetics as well as poetry in Greek, Latin and Italian.
Originally a Jesuit, he left the order in 1865 and was
subsequently appointed to a series of important positions in the Church. In 1868, he was appointed
Privy chamberlain and beneficiary of the patriarchal
| Styles of Luigi Cardinal Tripepi |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Epheusus (titular see) |
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica by Pope Leo XIII on April 15, 1901. He was later also prefect of the S.C. Indulgencies and Sacred Relics, president of the Academy of the Catholic Religion and pro-prefect of the S.C. of Rites.
Tripepi died in Rome. He was buried in the chapel of the Vatican chapter, Campo Verano Cemetery, Rome.
In October 1993 he was moved to a place called Mallemace, situated close to Cardeto, to a little mausoleum named after him and built close to a famous sanctuary dedicated to the Holy Mother of Jesus, Madonna Assunta di Mallemace, to whom he was devoted since childhood.
| Preceded by Serafino Cardinal Cretoni |
Prefect of the
Congregation of Rites 7 January 1903–29 December 1906 |
Succeeded by Sebastiano Cardinal Martinelli |
External links
Sources
- Rodà, Massimo (1996-06-21). "Il cardinale Luigi Tripepi, bibliotecario di Cristo, pose la sua cultura al servizio della Chiesa", L'osservatore Romano.
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