Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (10 April 1851 – 16 February 1948) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia.
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | |
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| Prefect of the Congregation for Ceremonies | |
The cardinal pictured in 1922. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 14 July 1930 |
| Term ended | 16 February 1948 |
| Predecessor | Vincenzo Vannutelli |
| Successor | Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-48) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1930-48) Dean of the College of Cardinals (1930-48) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 June 1879 by Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla |
| Consecration | 26 November 1899 by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro |
| Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1911-15) Cardinal-Bishop (1915-48) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte 10 April 1851 Largo Santa Maria degli Angeli, Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 16 February 1948 (aged 96) Domus Sanctae Marthae, Vatican City |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Parents | Angelo Granito Paolina Francesca Pignatelli e Aymerich |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1899-1904) Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1899-1911) Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1904-11) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-15) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1916-19) Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (1929-30) |
| Alma mater | Roman College |
| Motto | Rumpar non flectar |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Albano (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian) |
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