Luigi Traglia (April 3, 1895 - November 22, 1977) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia. He worked about 50 years in Vatican City, ultimately as Dean of the College of Cardinals. 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. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church and as such is always a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church of the episcopal order. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ...

Luigi Traglia was born in Albano Laziale, near Rome, and was ordained a priest in 1917 by Basilio Pompilj, vicar of Rome, after studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University. From 1927 on he worked in the Roman Curia. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rome in December 1936 and was consecrated the following month as Titular Archbishop of Cesarea di Palestina by Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani, vicar general of Rome, future Dean of the College of Cardinals. Albano Laziale is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium). ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... . ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... The Pontifical Gregorian University The Pontifical Gregorian University is a Roman Catholic university in Rome. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Maritima, also called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 A.D. onwards (originally called only Caesarea : kai Stratônos purgon, hê ktisantos autên Hêrôdou megaloprepôs kai limesin te kai naois kosmêsantos, Kaisareia metônomasthê [1]), was a city built by Herod the Great about... Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani (October 1, 1871_January 13, 1951) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who spent his entire career in the Roman Curia and rose to Dean of the College of Cardinals and head of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. ... The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church and as such is always a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church of the episcopal order. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ...

Traglia was elevated to Cardinal in the consistory of March 28, 1960 by Pope John XXIII with the title of Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle. His title was later changed in 1969 to that of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and in 1972 he was elevated to the title of Cardinal Bishop of Albano. // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Blessed Pope John XXIII (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963), was elected as the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City on October 28, 1958. ... Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Baroque facade of SantAndrea della Valle The church SantAndrea della Valle in Rome was designed and build by Pier Paolo Olivieri, Francesco Grimaldi, and Carlo Maderno between 1590 in 1650. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Interior of San Lorenzo in Damaso. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Albano is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. ...

Cardinal Tragia was a participant in the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and was an elector in the 1963 Papal conclave that elected Pope Paul VI. In 1968 he was appointed by Paul VI to be Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery and he held that position until his resignation in 1973. The office was subsequently abolished by Paul VI and its duties were transferred to the Cardinal Secretary of State. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) Pope John XXIII died of cancer on June 3 in the Apostolic Palace in the middle of the Vatican Council II. He was commonly regarded as having been the most popular pope in the 20th century to that point. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Apostolic Chancery, also known as Papal - or Roman Chanc(ell)ery, is a former office of the Roman Curia. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Vatican Secretariat of State, which is the oldest and most important dicastery of the Roman Curia. ...

On January 7, 1974, Cardinal Traglia was given the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, the traditional titular church of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, while retaining his other suburbicarian title. His election to that position was confirmed the same day by Paul VI and he remained Dean until his death. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for the highest order of Cardinals. ... The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church and as such is always a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church of the episcopal order. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ...

Luigi Cardinal Traglia died in Rome in 1977. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

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