Giulio Maria della Somaglia
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Giulio Maria della Somaglia was an Italian cardinal. and Secretary of State under Pope Leo XII. He was known as a staunch zelante cardinal who helped enforce an authoritarian regime in the crumbling P
Portrait of Somaglia by Gaspare Landi, c. 1786
Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil
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Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, CRSP was an Italian theologian, bishop and cardinal, who was a significant figure in the response of the papacy to the assault on the Catholic Church by the upheavals cause
Giulio Maria della Somaglia
…1823-28) Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1824-26) Orders Ordination 2 June 1787 Consecration 21 December 1788 by Hyacinthe-Sigismond Gerdil Created cardinal 1 June 1795 by Pope Pius VI Rank Cardinal-Priest (1795-1814) Cardinal-Bishop (1814-30) Personal details Born Giulio Maria della Somaglia…
Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil
Dissertations sur l'incompatibilité de l'attraction et de ses différentes loix, avec les phenoménes, 1754