Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago
Italian Catholic cardinal (1838–1908)
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Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago (30 January 1838 – 17 March 1908) was an Italian cardinal and member of the Italian noble Del Drago family. He was a second cousin of the Prince del Drago.
Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago | |
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| Camerlengo Emeritus of the College of Cardinals | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 April 1901 |
| Term ended | 9 June 1902 |
| Predecessor | Serafino Cretoni |
| Successor | Francesco di Paola Cassetta |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1899-1908) |
| Previous post | Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1895-99) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1860 |
| Consecration | 8 December 1895 by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro |
Created cardinal | 18 June 1899 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago 30 January 1838 |
| Died | 17 March 1908 (aged 70) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Parents | Raffaele Casali del Drago Carlotta Barberini Colonna |
| Alma mater | Roman Seminary |
Coat of arms |  |
He came from an aristocratic family[1] and was related to several cardinals including Antonio Casali, Savo Millini and Mario Millini.[2] He graduated from the Roman Seminary, where he completed a doctorate in utroque iuris (civil and canon law).[3]
He was ordained a priest in 1860 and went on to become a canon of the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica and private chamberlain de numero participantium of Pope Blessed Pius IX. He later became a canon of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica and a prelate.
On November 29, 1895, he was appointed titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople[4] with residence in the Roman Curia. He was consecrated by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro, the Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See. In June 1899 he was created cardinal-priest.[5] From 1901 to 1902 he was a Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He took part in the conclave of 1903.[6]
He is buried in Campo Verano.[3]
