Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
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His Eminence Lev Skrbenský z Hřiště | |
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Austria-Hungary | |
| Died | 24 December 1938 (aged 75) Dlouhá Loučka, Czechoslovakia |
| Previous post(s) | Cardinal Archbishop of Prague (1899–1916) |
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště,
Cardinal
in the Catholic Church during the early 20th century.
Born into a wealthy family, Lev Skrbenský z Hříště was educated at the
Santa Maria dell'Anima and served there as a chaplain too.[1]
After being ordained in 1889, he went into the army of the Austrian Empire and spent the following decade serving as an army chaplain.
He left his military duties in 1899, and Emperor
1922 conclave
.
Although his health remained very poor, Skrbenský z Hříště lived until 1938 and was the last cardinal created by Pope Leo XIII to die, outliving Vincenzo Vannutelli by more than eight years.
Notes
- ^ Since then no man has been made a cardinal at such a young age. The youngest in the past hundred years have been: Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira in 1929 at the age of 41 and Jusztinián György Serédi in 1927 at the age of 43.
References
- ^ Lenzenweger, Joseph (1959). Sancta Maria de Anima. Herder. p. 160.
- ^ "Latest intelligence - Papal Consistory". The Times. No. 36790. 10 June 1902. p. 7.
- ^ Leo XIII (November 20, 1902). "Quae Ad Nos". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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