Luigi Maglione | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana | |
Appointed | 18 June 1936 |
Term ended | 22 August 1944 |
Predecessor | Francis Alphonsus Bourne |
Successor | Jules-Géraud Saliège |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 25 July 1901 |
Consecration | 26 September 1920 by Pietro Gasparri |
Created cardinal | 16 December 1935 by Pope Pius XI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Luigi Maglione 2 March 1877 |
Died | 22 August 1944 Casoria, Italy | (aged 67)
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Fides et labor (Faith and work) |
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Styles of Luigi Maglione | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | None |
Luigi Maglione (2 March 1877 – 22 August 1944) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1908, served as a papal nuncio from 1920 to 1935. After a few years working in the Roman Curia, he was Secretary of State from 1939 until his death in 1944. He became an archbishop in 1920 and a Cardinal in 1935.