Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo

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Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo (14 December 1797 – 13 January 1867) was a

Cagiano was born 14 December 1797 in Santopadre to a noble family; he was the son of Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo.^[1] Cagiano was the uncle of Cardinal Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo.

He was educated at the

Ecclesiastical service

Cagiano was ordained in 1824 and was immediately appointed to a number of politico-legal positions in quick succession including:

• Secretary to the dean of the
  Sacred Roman Rota
  .
• Member of the college of consistorial lawyers.
• Domestic prelate of Pope Pius VIII.
• Assessore criminale of the auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber and of the governor of Rome.
• Auditor of the Tribunal of Signature of Justice.
• Protonotary apostolic.
• Governor of the city of Spoleto.
• President of the province of Perugia.
• Pro-legate in Ferrara.
• Secretary of the Sacred Consulta.
• Vice-president of the Board of Health.
• Rector of
  La Sapienza University
  in Rome.
• Secretary of the S.C. Consistorial.
• Auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber.

He was elected bishop of Senigaglia in 1844 and was consecrated by Pope Gregory XVI.

Cardinalate

Cagiano was elevated to cardinal in 1844 and was appointed Cardinal Priest of the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.

He participated in the

Cagiano died 13 January 1867 in Rome. His funeral took place on 16 January 1867, with the participation of Pope Pius IX and he was buried in the Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

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