Luigi Lambruschini

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Luigi Lambruschini

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Prefect of the Congregation for Rites
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	8 June 1847
Term ended	12 May 1854
Predecessor	Ludovico Micara
Successor	Costantino Patrizi Naro
Other post(s)	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies (1834–54); Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1847–54); Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (1847–54);
Orders
Ordination	1 January 1799; by Giovanni Luca Solari
Consecration	3 October 1819; by Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Created cardinal	30 September 1831; by Pope Gregory XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1832–42); Cardinal-Bishop (1842–54)
Personal details
Born	Emmanuele Niccolò Lambruschini; 6 March 1776; Sestri Levante, Republic of Genoa
Died	12 May 1854 (aged 78); Rome, Papal States
Buried	San Carlo ai Catinari
Parents	Bernardo Lambruschini; Pellegrina Raggi
Previous post(s)	Secretary of the Extraordinary Congregation for the Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Catholic World (1815–16); Archbishop of Genoa (1819–30); Apostolic Nuncio to France (1826–31); Titular Archbishop of Beirut (1830–31); Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1832–42); Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (1834–53); Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library (1834–53); Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1842–47); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1844–45);
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Luigi Lambruschini (6 March 1776 – 12 May 1854) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid nineteenth century. He was a member of the Clerics Regular of St. Paul and served in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See.