Nicola Canali
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Nicola Canali (6 June 1874 – 3 August 1961) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State from 1939 and as Major Penitentiary from 1941 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. He was Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a prestigious papal order of knighthood, from 1949 until 1960.
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President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican State | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 20 March 1939 |
Term ended | 3 August 1961 |
Successor | Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
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Ordination | 31 March 1900 by Francesco Satolli |
Created cardinal | 16 December 1935 by Pope Pius XI |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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Born | Nicola Canali 6 June 1874 |
Died | 3 August 1961(1961-08-03) (aged 87) Vatican City |
Buried | Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo |
Parents | Filippo Canali Leonetta Vincentini |
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Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Motto | Semper fidelis |
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