Pietro Maffi
Cardinal-Priest | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Pietro Maffi 12 October 1858 |
| Died | 17 March 1931 (aged 72) Pisa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Previous post(s) | (1906-08) |
| Motto | In fide et lenitate |
| Styles of Pietro Maffi | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Pisa | |
Pietro Maffi (12 October 1858 – 17 March 1931) was an Italian
cardinalate
in 1907.
He was also a scientist and astronomer.[3]
Biography
Born in
Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese
on 26 April 1902.
On 9 June 1902 Maffi was appointed
episcopal consecration on the following 11 June from Cardinal Lucido Parocchi, with Archbishops Felix-Marie de Neckere and Diomede Panici serving as co-consecrators, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. Maffi was later advanced to Archbishop of Pisa
on 22 June 1903.
In addition to his pastoral duties, he was named director and administrator of the Vatican Observatory[2] on 30 November 1904.
1914 papal conclave, which selected Pope Benedict XV
.
During World War I, Maffi was known as the "War Cardinal" for his support of a fight-to-the-finish policy.[4][5][6]
He also
Fascist government, which subsequently halted the letter's publication.[4]
A close friend of the
Royal Family, in 1930, he presided at the marriage of Crown Prince Umberto of Italy and Princess Marie-José of Belgium.[2]
The Cardinal continued to write numerous scientific and
heretic.[4] Maffi had authenicated a document as the work of Galileo, but this was later found to be incorrect.[7][8]
Maffi died in Pisa, at age 72. He is buried at the Cathedral of Pisa.
Publications
- Primo saggio di discorsi sacri: (postumo) (1918)[9]
- Ai Fedeli per Gli Infedeli (1921)[10]
- Lettere Pastorali Omelie e Discorsi: Volumes I-II (1921)
- Conferenze geronimiane: Roma - Dicembre (1921)
- Il Credo di Dante nella Divina Commedia: Pastorale per la ... (1922)
- Nei cieli: pagine di astronomia popolare (1923)[11]
- Conversazioni manzoniane col mio clero: gennaio-giugno (1923)
- Conversazioni manzoniane col mio clero (1923)
- Nell'inaugurazione del Tempio Voltiano donato alla sua Como (1928)
References
- ^ Florida International University, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church website, Biographical Dictionary; Pope Pius X (1903-1914) Consistory of April 15, 1907 (III)
- ^ a b c d Thinking Faith website, The Universe, Without and Within, article by Guy Consolmagno SJ dated 21 March 2012
- ^ European Journal of Science and Theology website, A Mediterranean meeting for the dialogue, article by Professor Ludovico Galleni published in the EJST Vol.4, No.4, 1-4 in December 2008
- ^ a b c TIME Magazine. Enemy of Fascism March 23, 1925
- ^ [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1354571X.2014.871126 Taylor And Francis website, ‘Reckless youth’ Cardinal Maffi and Fascism (1919–31), article by M. Giovanni Cavagnini, published in the Journal of Modern Italian Studies Volume 19, 2014, Issue 2, pages 99-118, 05 Feb 2014]
- ^ ResearchGate website, The Quintessential Italian Bishop Cardinal Maffi and World War I, article dated April 2013
- ^ University of Michigan website, Library section, Lessons from Galileo, article by Alan Piñon and Lynne Raughley dated October 20, 2022
- ^ Live Science website, Document Supposedly Written by Galileo is a Fake, article by Stephanie Pappas dated August 22, 2022
- ^ Google Books website, Pietro Maffi
- ^ ABE Books website, Cardinal Pietro Maffi
- ^ Google Books website, Nei cieli
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