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Gaetano de Ruggiero

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Gaetano de Ruggiero
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed27 May 1889
Term ended9 October 1896
PredecessorLorenzo Ilarione Randi
SuccessorGiuseppe Callegari
Previous post(s)Secretary of the Fabric of Saint Peter (1885-89)
Orders
Created cardinal24 May 1889
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Gaetano de Ruggiero

12 January 1816
Died9 October 1896(1896-10-09) (aged 80)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
Alma materUniversity of Naples

Gaetano de Ruggiero (12 January 1816 – 9 October 1896) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Roman Curia and became a cardinal in 1889.

Biography

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Gaetano de Ruggiero was born in Naples on 12 January 1816.[1] He studied at the University of Naples and later led the journal Liberta cattolica.

Beginning in 1847 he held positions in the Roman Curia.

Pope Leo XIII created him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 24 May 1889;[2] he received his red biretta and was assigned the deaconry of Santa Maria in Cosmedin 27 May 1889.

He became prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and president of the Chamber of Despoilments on 3 October 1889. Secretary of Apostolic Briefs on 25 June 1894. He was also grand chancellor of the Pontifical Equestrian Orders.

He died on 9 October 1896 after a long illness in Rome.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Death of Cardinal de Ruggiero". New York Times. 10 October 1896. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXI. 1888. p. 642. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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