Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kraków |
Appointed | 24 November 1911 |
Term ended | 21 July 1951 |
Predecessor | Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko |
Successor | Eugeniusz Baziak (apostolic administrator) |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1 October 1893 by Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna de Kosielsko |
Consecration | 17 December 1911 by Pius X |
Created cardinal | 18 February 1946 by Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha 14 May 1867 |
Died | 21 July 1951 Kraków, Poland | (aged 84)
Buried | Wawel Cathedral |
Nationality | Polish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Adam Stanisław Sapieha-Kodenski Jadwiga Klementyna Sanguszko-Lubartowicza |
Motto | Crux mihi foederis arcus |
Signature | |
Coat of arms |
Adam Stefan Sapieha | |
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Coat of arms | Lis coat of arms |
Family | Sapieha |
Styles of Prince Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Kraków |
Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonifacy Józef Sapieha (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈstɛfan saˈpjɛxa]; 14 May 1867 – 23 July 1951) was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1911 to 1951. A member of the Polish nobility, between 1922 and 1923 he was a senator of the Second Polish Republic. In 1946, Pope Pius XII made him a cardinal.