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Lorenzo Lauri | |
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| Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary | |
 Lauri pictured in 1926. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 31 July 1927 |
| Term ended | 8 October 1941 |
| Predecessor | Andreas Franz Früehwirth |
| Successor | Nicola Canali |
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| Ordination | 4 June 1887 |
| Consecration | 21 January 1917 by Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza |
| Created cardinal | 20 December 1926 byPope Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorenzo Lauri 15 October 1864 |
| Died | 8 October 1941(1941-10-08) (aged 76) Apostolic Palace,Vatican City |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Lorenzo Lauri | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Ephesus (titular) |
Lorenzo Lauri (15 October 1864 – 8 October 1941) was an ItalianCardinal of theCatholic Church who served asMajor Penitentiary from 1927 andCamerlengo from 1939 until his death and was created acardinal in 1927.[1]
Lauri was born inRome, and studied at thePontifical Roman Seminary before beingordained apriest on 4 June 1887. He then taught at the Pontifical Roman Seminary and thePontifical Urbaniana University until 1910; he had also served as an official of theVicariate of Rome since 1895 and had been made acanon of thechapter ofSan Lorenzo in Damasobasilica in 1901. After being named Substitute of theregent of theSacred Apostolic Penitentiary on 5 February 1910, Lauri was raised to the rank ofDomestic Prelate of His Holiness on 5 April of that same year.
On 5 January 1917, Lauri was appointedInternuncio toPeru andTitular Archbishop of Ephesus byPope Benedict XV. He received hisepiscopal consecration the following 21 January from CardinalDonato Sbarretti, with Archbishop Vincenzo Sardi di Rivisondoli and BishopAmerico Bevilacqua serving asco-consecrators.[2]
Lauri became a full nuncio upon the establishment of complete diplomatic relations between theVatican and Peru on 20 July 1917. He was later namedApostolic Nuncio to Poland on 25 May 1921, succeedingAchille Ratti. In this post, Lauri negotiated theconcordat between the Vatican and theSecond Polish Republic.
Pope Pius XI created LauriCardinal-Priest ofSan Pancrazio in theconsistory of 20 December 1926, ending his time as Poland's nuncio. Returning to theRoman Curia, he was appointedMajor Penitentiary on 31 July 1927.
Lauri wasCamerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals on 15 June 1936 to 13 December 1937, and Protector of thePontifical North American College from 1937 to 1941. It was to Cardinal Lauri that Pius XI made his finalconfession. He was one of thecardinal electors who participated in the 1939papal conclave, which selectedPope Pius XII. The new Pope appointed Lauri to replace him asCamerlengo on 11 December of that year.
Cardinal Lauri died in Rome, at age 76 (a week before his next birthday). He is buried in theCampo Verano.
Cardinal Lauri served aspapal legate to theEucharistic Congress of Dublin (1932).[3] As his ship arrived inDún Laoghaire on Monday 20 June, it was escorted into the harbour by aeroplanes flying in formation in the shape of a cross. He travelled in procession the nine miles from Dun Laoghaire toSt Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin in the Lord Mayor's Coach, led by theBlue Hussars, a recently created ceremonial cavalry unit.[4] Made a Freeman of Dublin at a ceremony atMansion House, during his week-long stay, the Legate visited a number of towns including Armagh, Drogheda, and Dundalk.[5]
The closing ceremonies included a High Mass inPhoenix Park attended by an estimated one million people (or one-quarter of the country), who heard Irish tenorJohn McCormack singCésar Franck'sPanis angelicus, one of the more noted events of McCormack's career. At the conclusion of the Mass, there was a brief radio address by Pope Pius XI, broadcast throughout the country. This was followed by the Blessed Sacrament carried in procession from Phoenix Park, along the quays to O’Connell Bridge for a finalBenediction conducted by Lauri before about a half million people gathered along the quays and streets.[4][5]
Lauri wroteEdward Joseph Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin,
I shall never forget the unforgettably glorious days of this Eucharistic Congress . . . all have participated, all have co-operated to make this congress a triumph, government and civic leaders, as well as ecclesiastical authorities, priests, members of religious communities, men, women and children, have all united to make this Eucharistic Congress a plebiscite of love for the Blessed Eucharist, a plebiscite of devotion to the vicar of Christ."[5]
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| Preceded by | Camerlengo 11 December 1939 – 8 October 1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary 31 July 1927 – 8 October 1941 | Succeeded by |
