Gennaro Portanova | |
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| Archbishop of Reggio Calabria | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Reggio Calabria |
| See | Reggio Calabria |
| Appointed | 16 March 1888 |
| Term ended | 25 April 1908 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Converti |
| Successor | Rinaldo Camillo Rousset |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1899–1908) |
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| Ordination | 22 May 1869 by Sisto Riario Sforza |
| Consecration | 12 August 1883 by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta |
| Created cardinal | 19 June 1899 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Gennaro Portanova 11 October 1845 |
| Died | 25 April 1908 (aged 62) Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Reggio Calabria Cathedral |
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Gennaro Portanova (born 11 October 1845 in Naples, Italy, died 25 April 1908 in Reggio Calabria) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church;[1] he was also a professor of theology at the Naples Seminary (1877-83), bishop of Ischia (1883-88), after the large earthquake there, and later archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1888-1908.
He was made a cardinal in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII.[2] During this time he was Protector of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.[1] He took part in the 1903 conclave which elected Pope Pius X.[3]
Publications[edit]
Errors and delusions of Darwinism (1872)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary, Pope Leo XIII, Consistory of June 19, 1899
- ^ Google Books website, Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary, by Harris M Lentz III, page 148
- ^ California State University Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1903
- ^ ABE Books website, Errori e delirii del darwinismo per Gennaro Portanova
Sources[edit]
- Bräuer, Martin (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 1901. ISBN 978-3-11-026947-5.
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