Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra | |
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| Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals | |
Pitra in 1871. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 24 March 1884 |
| Term ended | 9 February 1889 |
| Predecessor | Camillo Di Pietro |
| Successor | Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano |
| Other post | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1884-89) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 December 1836 by Bénigne-Urbain-Jean-Marie du Trousset d'Héricourt |
| Consecration | 1 June 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Created cardinal | 16 March 1863 byPope Pius IX |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1863–79) Cardinal-Bishop (1879–89) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra 1 August 1812 |
| Died | 9 February 1889(1889-02-09) (aged 76) |
| Parents | Laurent Pitra Edme-Françoise Vaffier |
| Coat of arms | |
Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra,OSB (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃batistfʁɑ̃swapitʁa]; 1 August 1812 – 9 February 1889) was a FrenchCatholiccardinal,archaeologist and theologian.
He was born inChampforgeuil. Joining theBenedictine Order, he entered theAbbey of Solesmes in 1842, and was collaborator ofAbbe Migne in the latter'sPatrologia latina andPatrologia Graeca. He was createdcardinal in 1863, and was given thetitular church ofSan Callisto in 1867,[1] before being appointed librarian of theVatican Library in 1869. He is especially noteworthy for his great archaeological discoveries, including theInscription of Autun, and is the author of numerous works on archaeological, theological, and historical subjects.
Pitra died in Rome.
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