Gaetano de Lai
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Gaetano De Lai | |
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| Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals | |
 De Lai pictured in 1922. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 23 March 1919 |
| Term ended | 24 October 1928 |
| Predecessor | Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano |
| Successor | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
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| Ordination | 16 April 1876 by Costantino Patrizi Naro |
| Consecration | 17 December 1911 by Pope Pius X |
| Created cardinal | 16 December 1907 by Pope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1907–11) Cardinal-Bishop (1911–28) |
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| Born | Gaetano De Lai 26 July 1853 |
| Died | 24 October 1928 (aged 75) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano (1928–29) Santuario della Madonna Liberata di Malo |
| Parents | Antonio De Lai Maria Silvagni |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare |
Gaetano de Lai (26 July 1853 – 24 October 1928) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was part of the Roman Curia. He was an outspoken defender of the French monarchist Action française.[1]
Biography
[edit]De Lai was born in Malo, Vicenza. He was made cardinal in 1907 by Pope Pius X, who also, four years later, consecrated him as titular bishop of Sabina in 1911.
He took part in the 1914 conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV, and the 1922 conclave which chose Pope Pius XI.
He died in Rome.
References
[edit]- ^ Weber, Eugene (1962). Action française: royalism and reaction in twentieth century France. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780804701341.
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