Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte


Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Prefect of the Congregation for Ceremonies
The cardinal pictured in 1922.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed14 July 1930
Term ended16 February 1948
PredecessorVincenzo Vannutelli
SuccessorFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-48)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1930-48)
Dean of the College of Cardinals (1930-48)
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1899-1904)
Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1899-1911)
Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1904-11)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-15)
Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1916-19)
Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (1929-30)
Orders
Ordination7 June 1879
by Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla
Consecration26 November 1899
by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Created cardinal27 November 1911
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest (1911-15)
Cardinal-Bishop (1915-48)
Personal details
Born
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte

10 April 1851
Largo Santa Maria degli Angeli, Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died16 February 1948(1948-02-16) (aged 96)
Domus Sanctae Marthae, Vatican City
BuriedCampo Verano
ParentsAngelo Granito
Paolina Francesca Pignatelli e Aymerich
Alma materRoman College
MottoRumpar non flectar
Coat of armsGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte's coat of arms
Styles of
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeAlbano (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)
The cardinal.

Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (10 April 1851 – 16 February 1948)[1] was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia.