Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti


Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti
Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed23 May 1845
Term ended15 March 1849
PredecessorLuigi Lambruschini
SuccessorCarlo Vizzardelli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1838-49)
Orders
Ordination23 September 1797
Created cardinal12 February 1838
by Pope Gregory XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti

19 September 1774
Died15 March 1849(1849-03-15) (aged 74)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSant'Onofrio
ParentsFrancesco Mezzofanti
Gesualda Dall'Olmo

Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti (17 September 1774 – 15 March 1849) was an Italian cardinal known for being a hyperpolyglot.


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