Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti
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Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti was an Italian cardinal known for being a hyperpolyglot. He spoke 38 to 50 languages.
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
Pope Gregory XVI
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Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the religious order of the C
Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti
…Successor Carlo Vizzardelli Other post Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1838-49) Orders Ordination 23 September 1797 Created cardinal 12 February 1838 by Pope Gregory XVI Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Born Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti 19 September 1774 Bologna, Papal States Died 15 March 1849 (aged 74) Rome, Papal…
Portrait by Paul Delaroche, 1844
"The Grand Gala Berlin" is a luxury carriage constructed in Rome during the first half of the nineteenth century. It is the work of two pontiffs: Leo XII, who called for it to be produced in 1824–1826, and Gregory XVI, who requested some important modifications.
Coin of Pope Gregory XVI, 1834
Pope Gregory XVI leading a Eucharistic procession. Painting by Ferdinando Cavalleri (1840)