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Venerable Guglielmo Massaia | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Gervasio e Protasio | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 13 November 1884 |
Term ended | 6 August 1889 |
Predecessor | Antoine-Pierre IX Hassun |
Successor | Albin Dunajewski |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 16 June 1832 |
Consecration | 24 May 1846 by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni |
Created cardinal | 10 November 1884 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Lorenzo Antonio Massaia 9 June 1809 |
Died | 6 August 1889 San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 80)
Sainthood | |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Venerable |
Attributes | Franciscan habit |
Styles of Guglielmo Massaia | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | none |
Guglielmo Massaia, OFM Cap. (born Lorenzo; 9 June 1809 - 6 August 1889) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as a missionary and a Capuchin friar.
Pope Francis named him Venerable on 1 December 2016.