Camillo Laurenti: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Italian cardinal}}

{{unreferenced|date=June 2018}}

| title = [[Congregation of Rites|Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites]]

| caption = Laurenti in 1922

| predecessor = [[Antonio Vico (Cardinal)|Antonio Vico]]

| cardinal = 13 June 1921

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|9|6|1861|11|20|df =yes}}

| motto = ''Stella Matutina'' ("Morning star")

| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Camillo Laurenti.svg

| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|[[Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith|Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith]] (1911–1921)|[[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life|Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Religious]] (1922–1928)|[[Protodeacon|Cardinal Protodeacon]] (1928–1935)}}

See=None|

image = Coat of arms of Camillo Laurenti.svg|

image_size = 200px |

}}

'''Camillo Laurenti''' (20 November 1861 – 6 September 1938) was an Italian [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as [[Congregation of Rites|Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites]] from 1929 until his death, and was elevated to the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinalate]] in 1921.

Camillo Laurenti was born in [[Monte Porzio Catone]], and studied at the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] in [[Rome]], from where he obtained his [[doctorate]]s [[Doctor of Philosophy|in philosophy]] and [[Doctor of Sacred Theology|in theology]]. He attended [[Roman Colleges#Almo Collegio Capranicense|Capranica College]] as well. Laurenti was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on 7 June 1884, and became an official of the [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples|Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith]] on the following 1 September.

[[Pope Benedict XV]] created him [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal-Deacon]] of ''[[Santa Maria della Scala|S. Maria della Scala]]'' in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 13 June 1921. Laurenti [[Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 1922|participated]] in the [[Papal conclave, 1922|1922 papal conclave]]. He was selected Pope, but according to The Compact History Of The Popes, "he refused to accept the honor". Voting continued and [[Pope Pius XI]] was selected. [[Pope Pius XI]] then appointed Laurenti [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life|Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious]] on 5 July of that same year.

After six years as the [[Holy See|Vatican]] overseer of all [[Roman Catholic]] [[religious institute]]s, the Cardinal was made [[Promagistrate|Pro]]-[[Prefect]] of the [[Congregation of Rites|Sacred Congregation of Rites]] on 17 December 1928, rising to become full Prefect on 12 March 1929. He opted for the order of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal Priests]] on16 December 1935 and retained his [[Titulus (Roman Catholic)|titular church]].

== External links ==

* {{Cite web |title=Camillo Cardinal Laurenti [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blaurenti.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

==References==

<!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using <ref></ref> tags which will then appear here automatically -->

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Subject bar |portal1= Biography |portal2= Catholicism |portal3= Italy}}

{{Authority control}}{{s-start}}

{{s-rel|ca}}

{{succession box

| title = [[Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life|Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious]]

| years = 5 July 1922 – 17 December 1928

| before = [[Teodoro Valfre di Bonzo]]

| after = [[Alexis Lépicier]]

}}

{{succession box

| title = [[Congregation of Rites|Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites]]

| years = 12 March 1929 – 6 September 1938

| before = [[Antonio Vico (Cardinal)|Antonio Vico]]

| after = [[Carlo Salotti]]

}}

{{succession box

| title = [[Protodeacon|Cardinal Protodeacon]]

| years = 17 December 1928 – 16 December 1935

| before = [[Gaetano Bisleti]]

| after = [[Camillo Caccia-Dominioni]]

}}

[[Category:20th-century Italian cardinals]]

[[Category:Pontifical Urban University alumni]]

[[Category:People from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital]]