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Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | |
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| Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints | |
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| Church | RomanCatholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 May 1969 |
| Term ended | 2 February 1973 |
| Successor | Giuseppe Casoria |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino "pro hac vice" (1983–1993) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 July 1922 |
| Consecration | 19 March 1966 by Pope Paul VI |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-deacon (1973–1983) Cardinal-priest (1983–1993) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli (1896-07-14)14 July 1896 |
| Died | 12 July 1993(1993-07-12) (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Bonum facere et laetari |
| Styles of Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | None |
Ferdinando Giuseppe AntonelliO.F.M. (14 July 1896 – 12 July 1993)[1] was anItalianRoman Catholiccardinal. He was the last living cardinal to have been born in the 19th century. At the Time of his death he was the Oldest Member of theCollege of Cardinals.
Born inSubbiano, Italy, Antonelli joined theOrder of Friars Minor inFlorence in 1909, becoming a Professed Member of the Order of Friars Minor in April 1914. He served in the Italian military duringWorld War I. On 25 July 1922 he was ordained aPriest of the Order of Friars Minor. In 1965 Antonelli was appointed secretary of theSacred Congregation of Rites. Antonelli was a faculty member of the Pontifical Antonianum Athenaeum, Rome, from 1928 to 1965, was Rector Magnifico from 1937 to 1943, and 1953 to 1959. He was the General Definitor of his order from 1939 to 1945. Antonelli attended theVatican Council II from 1962 to 1965 as an expert.[2]
On 19 February 1966 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Idicra and was consecrated on 9 March 1966. On 7 May 1969 Antonelli was appointed secretary of theCongregation for the Causes of Saints, and on 5 March 1973 he was elevated toCardinal-Deacon ofSan Sebastiano al Palatino, on the same day resigning as secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
He was appointedCardinal-Priest ofSan Sebastiano al Palatino on 2 February 1983. He died in Rome age nearly 97 in 1993.[3] He was buried in La Pietà chapel in the Franciscan shrine of La Verna.
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| Preceded by | Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 4 September 1991 – 12 July 1993 | Succeeded by |
