Antonio Saverio De Luca
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Antonio Saverio De Luca was an Italian bishop and prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Studies as well as Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso
and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
Born Bronte, Sicily, he was ordained on 10 February 1839, aged 33, as Priest of Monreale
, Italy
. On 24 November 1845 he was appointed as Bishop of Aversa. Two months later he was ordained as Bishop of Aversa.
On 22 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus. On 24 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
. On 9 September 1856 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
.
On 16 March 1863, aged 57, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati and elevated to the Cardinalate.
In 1878 he was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, as
Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studies.
He died aged 78 in Rome
.
San Lorenzo in Damaso
San Lorenzo in Damaso is a basilica church in Rome, Italy, one of several dedicated to the Roman deacon and martyr Saint Lawrence...
and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
Born Bronte, Sicily, he was ordained on 10 February 1839, aged 33, as Priest of Monreale
Monreale
Monreale is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy, on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" , famed for its orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. On 24 November 1845 he was appointed as Bishop of Aversa. Two months later he was ordained as Bishop of Aversa.
On 22 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus. On 24 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
The Apostolic Nunciature to Bavaria was an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative was called the Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria, a state – consecutively during the nunciature's existence – of the Holy Roman Empire,...
. On 9 September 1856 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
On 16 March 1863, aged 57, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati and elevated to the Cardinalate.
In 1878 he was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, as
Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studies.
He died aged 78 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.