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Encyclopedia > Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo

His Eminence Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo (born 23 August 1934) is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Seville in the Roman Catholic Church. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Giralda Tower Seville (Spanish: Sevilla) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ...


Born in Medina de Rioseca, Spain, Amigo Vallejo studied medicine in Vallodolid before joining the Franciscan order, later studying philosophy in Rome and psychology in Madrid. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Philosophy (from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom), as a practice, aims at some kind of understanding, knowledge, or wisdom about fundamental matters such as reality, knowledge, meaning, value, being, and truth. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul and logos = word) is the study of behaviour, mind and thought. ... Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ...


Ordained a priest in 1960, he became Archbishop of Tanger (Morocco) in 1973 and then became Archbishop of Seville in 1982. Amigo Vallejo was made Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 October 2003 and holds the title of Cardinal Priest of St. Mary of Monserrat of the Spanish. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals, during a consistory. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Biography at catholic-pages.com (http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=213)

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