Giuseppe d'Annibale

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Giuseppe D'Annibale
Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed22 June 1890
Term ended18 July 1892
PredecessorCarlo Cristofori
SuccessorLuigi Sepiacci
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio (1889-92)
Orders
Ordination21 September 1839
by Filippo de’ Conti Curoli
Consecration14 August 1881
by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Created cardinal11 February 1889
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Giuseppe D'Annibale

22 September 1815
Died18 July 1892(1892-07-18) (aged 76)
Borbona, Rieti, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsGiuseppe D'Annibale
Maddalena Marinucci
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Carystus (1881-89)

Giuseppe d'Annibale (22 September 1815 – 18 July 1892) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and theologian.

Biography[edit]

He was appointed professor in the Seminary of Rieti and later vicar-general of the diocese. He was preconized Titular Bishop of Caryste by Pope Leo XIII on 12 August 1881, was created Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on 11 February 1889, and became Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics.

Works[edit]

Among d'Annibale's works is a treatise on moral theology, entitled "Summula theologiae moralis" (Milan, 1881–1883). He also wrote a commentary on the Constitution "Apostolicae Sedis" (Rieti, 1880).

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainA'Becket, John Joseph (1907). "Giuseppe d'Annibale". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.