Luigi Ciacchi

Luigi Ciacchi ( born August 16, 1788 in Pesaro, Papal States, † December 17, 1865 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal.

Life

Ciacchis family belonged to the landed gentry in Pesaro. His father was Gianbernardino Ciacchi Gonfaloniere. He was first a member of the bodyguard of the Italian viceroy. He studied in his native city and was founded in February 1822 by Pope Pius VII valet. Successor by Leo XII. Ciacchi in 1825 appointed house prelates. Shortly before his death, the Pope appointed him pro- legate in Bologna. On January 24, 1834 Ciacchi Governor of Rome and Vice - Treasurer of the church.

Pope Gregory XVI. appointed him on February 12, 1838 cardinal deacon of San Angelo in Pescheria. When he received his holy orders, is not known. His governorship he gave up. Cardinal Ciacchi campaigned for less traditionalism in the curia and was therefore especially in his hometown of Pesaro highly appreciated. For Pius IX. , In the elections of 1846 he took part, he made ​​decisions for a program of reform. This appointed him in March 1847 Legate to Ferrara. Ciacchi protested vigorously against the Austrian occupation there and tried the liberal ( in the first years in office ) policy of Pius IX. to implement. However, he could not appease the situation by giving the post on in July 1848. In May of the same year he was four days, Cardinal Secretary of State. After his time in Ferrara Ciacchi attracted more back to Pesaro. He attended Pio IX. 1857, when the was staying in Urbino. Cardinal Ciacchi died in 1865 in Rome and was buried in San Angelo in Pescheria, as it was his will.