Styles of Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Albano (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)

His Eminence Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte wearing the neck riband of the Grand Prior of the Order of Malta.

Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (April 10, 1851 - February 16, 1948) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x741, 86 KB) Description: Vestments of a cardinal: red cassock, rochet trimmed with lace, red chimere, apostolical cross. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 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. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ...

Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte was born on April 10, 1851 in Naples, Italy, the second son of eight children born to Her Excellency Donna Francesca di Paola (Fieschi Ravaschieri Pinelli) Pignatelli, Princess of Belmonte and of the Holy Roman Empire and Don Angelo Granito, Marquess of Castellabate (see Prince Belmonte). He was ordained a priest on June 7, 1879 in Naples. He worked in the archdiocese, amongst others as secretary to Archbishop Guglielmo Cardinal Sanfelice D'Acquavella, O.S.B.. He was appointed a domestic prelate to the Holy Father on April 4th 1884 and joined the Roman Curia in 1892, where he was attached to the Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, concerned with foreign affairs of the Holy See. As attaché and counselor, he held posts in the Paris nunciature from 1893 to 1896. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Nàpule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Principe o Principesa di Belmonte (Prince or Princess of Belmonte) is the senior title of an Italian noble family, tracing its roots back to the 11th Century. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... St Benedict of Nursia (c. ... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... An attaché is a person who is assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission and often has special responsibilities or expertise. ... The system of diplomatic rank has over time been formalised on an international basis. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... An Apostolic Nunciature is a top level diplomatic mission of the Holy See, equivalent to an embassy or to a High Commission between members of the Commonwealth. ...

In 1899 Granito Bignatelli di Belmonte was appointed Titular Archbishop of Edessa di Osrhoëne, consecrated by Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro, Secretary of State, in Rome. Concurrently, he became Nuncio in Belgium, later in Austria-Hungary (1904-1911). 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... Edessa is the historical name of a town in northern Mesopotamia. ... Mariano Cardinal Rampolla (Full name Count Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro) (Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, August 17, 1843 – December 17, 1913, Rome) Rampolla was appointed a Cardinal and Secretary of State by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, having been Papal Nuncio to Spain. ... The Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Vatican Secretariat of State, which is the oldest and most important dicastery of the Roman Curia. ... From the ancient Latin Nuntius, meaning any envoy. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Pope St. Pius X created him Cardinal Priest with effect from November 27th 1911 giving him the title of S. Maria degli Angeli. He was appointed a papal legate to the Eucharistic Congress of Lourdes July 12th 1914. On December 6th 1915 he was promoted to Cardinal Bishop of the suburbicarian see of Albano. From December 4th 1916 to March 16th 1919 His Eminence held the post of Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He was appointed a papal legate to the Eucharistic Congress of Palermo on August 6th 1924. On February 25th 1930 he was appointed vice-Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, becoming Dean on July 9th 1930, when he was chosen as Cardinal Bishop of Ostia in 1930. On July 14th of the same year the new Dean was appointed Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies by Pope Pius XI. Pope Pius X ( Latin: ) (June 2, 1835 — August 20, 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was Pope from 1903 to 1914, succeeding Pope Leo XIII (1878–1903). ... Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most important persons in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for he highest order of Cardinals. ... Albano Laziale is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium). ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most important persons in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Scale model of Portus, near Ostia The Temple of the goddess Roma on the Forum of Ostia. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Pope Pius XI (Latin: ) (May 31, 1857 – February 10, 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922 and sovereign of Vatican City from 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939. ...

He held both of these last posts until his death on February 16, 1948 in Rome. At 96 years of age, he was the longest living cardinal of Pius X. He participated in the conclaves of 1914, 1922 and 1939. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) coordinates: 41°54′N 12°29′E Time Zone: UTC+1 Administration Subdivisions 19 municipi Province Rome Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni ( The Union ) Characteristics Area 1,285 km² Population 2,547,677 (2005 estimate) Density 1983... Pope Pius X ( Latin: ) (June 2, 1835 — August 20, 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was Pope from 1903 to 1914, succeeding Pope Leo XIII (1878–1903). ... con·clave (knklv, kng-) n. ... The Papal conclave of 1914 was held to choose a successor Pope Pius X, who had died in the Vatican on 20 August 1914. ... After a reign of just eight years, Pope Benedict XV died on 22 January 1922 of pneumonia. ... Cardinal Pacelli, the Secretary of State, was elected pope. ...

Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte was appointed Grand Prior of Rome of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1937. In 1911 His Eminence was knighted with the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen (Santo Stefano) by Archduke Franz Joseph I of Austria. The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... Franz Joseph I. Francis Joseph I (in German Franz Josef I. (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916, and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ...

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