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Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Titular Bishop of Dibona | |
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Ordination | 11 June 1741 |
Consecration | 2 March 1777 by Marcantonio Colonna |
Created cardinal | 23 June 1777 by Pope Pius VI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | 16 August 1724 Samoëns, Savoy |
Died | August 12, 1802 Rome, Italy | (aged 84)
Buried | San Carlo ai Catinari |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, CRSP (23 June 1718 – 12 August 1802) was an Italian theologian, bishop and cardinal, who was a significant figure in the response of the papacy to the assault on the Catholic Church by the upheavals caused by the French Revolution.[1]