Giuseppe Garampi

Giuseppe Garampi ( born October 29, 1725 in Rimini, † May 4, 1792 in Rome ) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and historians. As a member of the Curia, he combatted the enlightened absolutism and the French Revolution.

Life

Giuseppe Garampi was the descendant of an Italian noble family. Thanks to the connections of the father he had at a young age contact with the Archbishop of Bologna Prospero Lambertini. This was in 1740 and Pope chose the name Benedict XIV His pontificate lasted until 1758.

From 1751 held Giuseppe Garampi the first offices in the Roman Curia. 1761 to 1763 and again in 1764 undertook the priest on behalf of the Pope, two major journeys that took him to Switzerland, in the southern and western Germany, as well as to Holland and France. He left behind fascinating journey records, of which multiple parts were published. The minutes relating to the southwest of Germany published the historian Friedrich von Weech, 1898, excerpts under the title "Roman prelates in the German Rhine ".

On January 27, 1772 Garampi was appointed Titular Archbishop of Berytus and consecrated by Cardinal Lazzaro Opiziio Pallavicino on February 9, 1772 Bishop. After 1772, he was Apostolic Nuncio in Poland and since 1776 in Vienna. On May 20 1776 he was awarded Pope Pius VI. the personal title Archbishop per hac vice and received the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino. On April 14, 1785, he was elevated to cardinal, which was a usual award for long-serving Nuncios his time, his titular church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo was in Rome.

Garampi distinguished himself above all by the fact that he maintained a very extensive correspondence with influential and learned personalities in the whole of Europe. As a historian, he was responsible for the archives of the Castel Sant'Angelo 1752 prefect of the archives of St Petersburg and from 1759. Today historians see in him one of the most influential theorists of the Curia; Volker Reinhardt called him the most powerful word intellectuals in the former senate of the Church. An influential role it is especially during the pontificate of Pius VI. about. His views have influenced numerous writings, which were adopted at that time. He had a great influence on the Breve of Pius VI. of 10 March 1791, the objects to the French Civil Constitution of the Clergy. As Bishop of Montefiascone and Corneto he campaigned especially for poor relief and the strengthening of religious teaching.