Emmanuele de Gregorio
Emmanuele de Gregorio ( born December 18, 1758 Mediterranean Sea; † November 7, 1839 in Rome ) was an Italian bishop and cardinal, who participated in three conclaves and 1830-31 - in the election of Gregory XVI. - Itself was considered papabile.
Life
Origin
Emmanuele de Gregorio was the son of Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Squillace and Principe di San Elia, and his second wife Maria Josepha Verdugo y Quijada from Barcelona. He was born on the high seas when his mother traveled to Spain, the birth but later in Naples, the former residence of the parents, registered, which is why this city is sometimes referred to as de Gregorio's birthplace. His older paternal half-brother was Cardinal Giovanni de Gregorio. (1729-1791)
Priest and prelate
Little is known about the early onset of action of the Cardinal. In 1781 he had been ordained priest with the title of Papal chaplain, then Pontifical House prelate. In April 1785, he became the vicar of Cardinal Carlo Rezzonico, Archpriest of the Lateran Basilica. In July of the same year he was ordered to him to the prelates in the Roman Congregation for the Council of Trent, after which he joined the management of the papal vicariate for the city of Rome.
In the time of the Roman Republic was detained de Gregorio 1798 along with Pope Pius VI. one. He was released for a ransom of 4,000 scudi, while the pontiff declared deposed, and at first, then deported to Siena to Florence. The French General Claude Dallemagne and the Republican government wanted Emmanuele de Gregorio proclaimed anti-pope, so he fled from Rome to Siena and Pius VI. its unwavering loyalty and loyalty insured. The Pope was no longer free, but died in 1799 in a French prison.
In 1800 came under Austrian protection, the conclave in Venice together, that Pope Pius VII chose. This could initially return to Rome, but got 1806-1814 in Emperor Napoleon's captivity. De Gregorio was only Pro-Nuncio in the new Kingdom of Etruria at the court of Florence, in 1808 Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Council of Trent in Rome and finally there also Apostolic Delegate of France captured in Pope. The Occupying Power took the prelates as Roman papal representative also in custody and held him by January 2, 1811 to April 1, 1814 fixed. On this day he was liberated by the anti-Napoleonic allies. Together with Etienne- Antoine Boulogne, Bishop of Troyes and Ferdinand of Geramb, Austrian Freikorps leader and later Abbot General of the Trappists, he had " La Force " is to eat in Paris prison as a political prisoner of state. With the latter, since he formed a friendship that particularly revived when he later moved to Rome. After his release de Gregorio remained for some time in Paris to claim the French looted from the Vatican and recover again possible.
Cardinal and Bishop
Pope Pius VII raised Emmanuele de Gregorio in the consistory of March 8, 1816 Cardinal with the titular church of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio. He has held offices in the Roman Curia, inter alia, as prefect of the Congregation for the Ecclesiastical immunity and Congregation of the Council. As a cardinal, he participated in the conclaves of 1823 and 1829 with the election of Leo XII. and Pius VIII part.
Dated May 18, 1829 that Pope Pius VIII to Cardinal Cardinal bishop of the diocese of Frascati suburbicarian; Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia issued to him on 31 May 1829, the episcopal ordination. 1830-31 he participated in the conclave to elect Gregory XVI. in part, in which he himself was considered papabile.
Pope Gregory XVI. certain Emmanuele de Gregorio on October 2, 1837 Pastors and cardinal bishop of the diocese also suburbicarian of Porto e Santa Rufina and Civitavecchia, he was also Subdean the College of Cardinals, 1829-1839 Kardinalgroßpönitentiar and from 1838 until his death treasurer of the Cardinals.
After his death in 1839 they buried him in the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case in Rome.