Giacomo Luigi Brignole
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Giacomo Luigi Brignole was a Catholic Cardinal
and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
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He was educated at local institutions in Genoa where he studied humanities and then at the La Sapienza University in Rome
where he received a doctorate in utroque iuris (both civil and canon law) in 1835.
After being ordained ordained as a priest he was appointed Vice-legate in Ferrara
and later Vicar of the patriarchal Lateran Basilica in Rome.
He was elected titular archbishop of Nazianzo
in and was consecrated in 1830, Rome, by Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Franzoni and was appointed Treasurer General of the Apostolic Chamber in 1833.
He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1846
which elected Pope Pius IX
.
He also held the positions of Prefect of the Sacred Consulta of the Index and President of the Consulta of State.
In 1851 he was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
, a position he held, as was convention at the time, for a year until 1852.
. Pope Pius IX
participated in his funeral and he was finally buried, according to his will, in the church of St Cecilia.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the treasurer of that body.He administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the requiem Mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.It is...
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Early life
Brignole was born on 8 May 1797 in GenoaGenoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
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He was educated at local institutions in Genoa where he studied humanities and then at the La Sapienza University 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...
where he received a doctorate in utroque iuris (both civil and canon law) in 1835.
After being ordained ordained as a priest he was appointed Vice-legate in Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
and later Vicar of the patriarchal Lateran Basilica in Rome.
He was elected titular archbishop of Nazianzo
Nazianzus
Nazianzus is a Roman Catholic titular metropolitan see in the former Roman province of Cappadocia Tertia.-History:Nazianzus was a small town the history of which is completely unknown...
in and was consecrated in 1830, Rome, by Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Franzoni and was appointed Treasurer General of the Apostolic Chamber in 1833.
Cardinalate
Brignole was elevated to cardinal-priest in 1834 and was appointed President of the Commission of Subsidies in 1840.He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1846
Papal conclave, 1846
The death of Pope Gregory XVI on 1 June 1846 triggered the Papal conclave of 1846. Fifty of the 62 members of the College of Cardinals assembled in the Quirinal Palace, one of the papal palaces in Rome and the seat of two earlier 19th century conclaves...
which elected Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
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He also held the positions of Prefect of the Sacred Consulta of the Index and President of the Consulta of State.
In 1851 he was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the treasurer of that body.He administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the requiem Mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.It is...
, a position he held, as was convention at the time, for a year until 1852.
Death, burial and funeral
Brignole died on 23 June 1853 in Rome. His body was exposed in the basilica of San Lorenzo in DamasoSan 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...
. Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
participated in his funeral and he was finally buried, according to his will, in the church of St Cecilia.