Roman Catholic Cardinal. A nephew of Saint Vincenzo Pallotti, founder of the Pious Society of Missions, Albano Laziale born Luigi Pallotti entered the Collegio Romano and acting as secretary to Cardinal Karl August von Reisach, served in numerous diplomatic missions of the Holy See, including the office of auditor in the nunciature in Spain in 1857, representing Pope Pius IX at the baptism of future King Alfonso XIII and in the negotiations of the 1867 concordat. Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Studies between 1877 and 1880, he served as prefect of studies of the Roman Seminary from 1879 and 1880, when on November 16 of the latter was appointed substitute of the Secretariat of State and secretary of the Cipher. Consultor of the Sacred Conrgegation of the Holy Office, he was named protonotary apostolic 'ad instar participantium' on December 5, 1881 and protonotary apostolic 'de numero participantium' on July 15, 1882 of the following year. Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs as of October 29, 1882 and auditor of the Apostolic Chamber as of July 31, 1885, Pope Leo XIII created him cardinal deacon in the consistory of May 23, 1887 with the deaconry of Santa Maria ad Martyres. In spite of having had to face numerous health issues throughout his life, Pallotti kept on serving various offices, including that of prefect of the Tribunal of the Signature of Justice, to which he was appointed on February 20, 1889. A cardiac illness brought his end in July of the following year. His remains were laid to rest in the chapel of the members of the Society founded by his uncle at the local Campo Verano Cemetery.
Roman Catholic Cardinal. A nephew of Saint Vincenzo Pallotti, founder of the Pious Society of Missions, Albano Laziale born Luigi Pallotti entered the Collegio Romano and acting as secretary to Cardinal Karl August von Reisach, served in numerous diplomatic missions of the Holy See, including the office of auditor in the nunciature in Spain in 1857, representing Pope Pius IX at the baptism of future King Alfonso XIII and in the negotiations of the 1867 concordat. Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Studies between 1877 and 1880, he served as prefect of studies of the Roman Seminary from 1879 and 1880, when on November 16 of the latter was appointed substitute of the Secretariat of State and secretary of the Cipher. Consultor of the Sacred Conrgegation of the Holy Office, he was named protonotary apostolic 'ad instar participantium' on December 5, 1881 and protonotary apostolic 'de numero participantium' on July 15, 1882 of the following year. Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs as of October 29, 1882 and auditor of the Apostolic Chamber as of July 31, 1885, Pope Leo XIII created him cardinal deacon in the consistory of May 23, 1887 with the deaconry of Santa Maria ad Martyres. In spite of having had to face numerous health issues throughout his life, Pallotti kept on serving various offices, including that of prefect of the Tribunal of the Signature of Justice, to which he was appointed on February 20, 1889. A cardiac illness brought his end in July of the following year. His remains were laid to rest in the chapel of the members of the Society founded by his uncle at the local Campo Verano Cemetery.
Bio by: Eman Bonnici
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