Francesco Minerva
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| Ordained | 16 April 1927 |
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Francesco Minerva (31 January 1904 – 23 August 2004) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate; at his death he was the second-oldest living
ordained on 16 April 1927.[1]
Biography
Minerva was born at
Pontifical Lateran University and, later, in law at the University of Bari
.
Cardinal
, Minerva continued in Lecce, which was elevated to an archdiocese in 1980, and retired in 1981.
He died at Canosa di Puglia in 2004. He is buried in the
Cathedral of San Sabino in that city.[2]
Notes and references
- ^ "Archbishop Francesco Minerva [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Memorials in Cathedral of San Sabino - Find A Grave". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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