Giuseppe Pecci | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Agata dei Goti | |
.jpg) Photo of Cardinal Pecci in 1887. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 May 1879 |
| Term ended | 8 February 1890 |
| Predecessor | Frédéric de Fallorx du Cordray |
| Successor | Andreas Steinhuber |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Protodeacon (1887–90) |
| Previous post(s) | Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Studies (1884–87) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 February 1837 |
| Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppe Pecci 13 December 1807 |
| Died | 8 February 1890 (aged 82) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano, Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Parents | Dominico Ludovico Pecci Anna Prosperi Buz |
| Alma mater | Collegium Romanum |
| Coat of arms | .svg){kind=small} |
Giuseppe Pecci S.J. (13 December 1807 – 8 February 1890) was a Jesuit Thomist theologian whose younger brother, Vincenzo, became Pope Leo XIII and appointed him a cardinal. The Neo-Thomist revival, which Pecci and Leo XIII originated in 1879, remained the leading papal philosophy until Vatican II.