1. Luigi Jacobini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1880 until his death; he was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1879.
10 Facts About Luigi Jacobini
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Luigi Jacobini then furthered his studies at the Sapienza University in Rome, where he obtained his doctorate in theology and his doctorate in civil and canon law.
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Luigi Jacobini then entered the Roman Curia, serving as a staff member in the Secretariat of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
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Luigi Jacobini was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate of His Holiness, and became Secretary of the Congregations of Propaganda Fide, which at that times was responsible for relations with Oriental Rites.
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Later named a canon of the Lateran Basilica, Luigi Jacobini served as a referendary on the Apostolic Signatura as well.
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On 20 March 1874, Luigi Jacobini was appointed Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica by Pope Pius IX.
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Luigi Jacobini was named Nuncio to Austria three days later, on 27 March 1874.
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Luigi Jacobini was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan in 1880.
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Luigi Jacobini died in Rome, at age 55, from an illness that had lasted nearly two years.
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Luigi Jacobini was buried on 6 March 1887, he is buried in the chapel of the Congregation of Propagation of the Faith in the Campo Verano cemetery.