During World War II, Cicognani expressed reservations about Zionism. In a letter dated 22 June 1943 to American representative Myron C. Taylor, he said: "It is true that at one time Palestine was inhabited by the Hebrew Race, but there is no axiom in history to substantiate the necessity of a people returning to a country they left nineteen centuries before ... If a 'Hebrew Home' is desired, it would not be too difficult to find a more fitting territory than Palestine. With an increase in the Jewish population there, grave, new international problems would arise."[2]
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He was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente by Pope John XXIII in the consistory of 15 December 1958. Cardinal Cicognani was later raised to Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati on 23 May 1962. Because his brother, Gaetano, was already a living cardinal, having been elevated in 1953, an exception had to be made to the Church law that prohibited brothers from holding the title of cardinal simultaneously.[3]
On 30 April 1969, Cicognani resigned all of his posts. However, on 24 March 1972, he was elected and confirmed as Dean of the College of Cardinals and thus received the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, in addition to his title of Cardinal Bishop of Frascati.
Cicognani died in Rome, following a brief illness, at age 90.[6] He is buried in the Basilica di San Clemente.
^ abThe Evian Conference – Hitler's Green Light for Genocide 2 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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Amleto Giovanni Cicognani 24 February 1883 17 December 1973 was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death Cicognani was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958 His brother Gaetano Cicognani was also a cardinal To date they are the last pair of brothers to serve together in the College of Cardinals His EminenceAmleto Giovanni CicognaniDean of the College of CardinalsCicognani in 1968ChurchCatholicAppointed24 March 1972Term ended17 December 1973PredecessorEugene Gabriel Gervais Laurent TisserantSuccessorLuigi TragliaOther post s Cardinal Bishop of Frascati 1962 73 Cardinal Bishop of Ostia 1972 73 OrdersOrdination23 September 1905by Gioacchino CantagalliConsecration23 April 1933by Raffaele Carlo RossiCreated cardinal15 December 1958by Pope John XXIIIRankCardinal Priest 1958 62 Cardinal Bishop 1962 73 Personal detailsBornAmleto Giovanni Cicognani24 February 1883Brisighella Faenza Kingdom of ItalyDied17 December 1973 1973 12 17 aged 90 Vatican CityBuriedSan ClementeParentsGuglielmo CicognaniAnna CeroniPrevious post s Assessor of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 1928 33 Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia 1933 58 Apostolic Delegate to the United States of America 1933 58 Cardinal Priest of San Clemente 1958 62 Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 1959 61 President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 1961 69 President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State 1961 69 Secretary of State 1961 69 Prefect of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church 1961 69 Cardinal Protector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy 1961 69 President of the Commission for the Coordination of Conciliar Work 1962 65 President Delegate of the Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions 1965 67 Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint ApollinareMottoVigilat nec fatiscitCoat of armsStyles of Amleto CicognaniReference styleHis EminenceSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinalSeeFrascati suburbicarian Ostia suburbicarian Contents 1 Career in the Church 2 Cardinal 3 References 4 External linksCareer in the Church editAmleto Cicognani was born in Brisighella near Faenza as the younger of the two children of Guglielmo and Anna nee Ceroni Cicognani His widowed mother ran a general store to support him and his brother Gaetano 1 After studying at the seminary in Faenza he was ordained a priest on 23 September 1905 by Bishop Gioacchino Cantagalli Cicognani continued his studies at the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S Apollinare and in 1910 he was appointed an official of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments First raised to the rank of monsignor in 1917 he taught at his alma mater of the Athenaeum S Apollinare from 1921 to 1932 and then entered the Roman Curia as substitute adjunct of the Consistorial on 16 December 1922 After holding a variety of pastoral and curial positions Cicognani was appointed Apostolic Delegate to the United States and Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia on 17 March 1933 He received his episcopal consecration on the following 23 April from Cardinal Raffaele Rossi with Archbishops Giuseppe Pizzardo and Carlo Salotti serving as co consecrators in the Roman church of Santa Susanna Cicognani would remain Apostolic Delegate to the United States serving as liaison between the American hierarchy and the Vatican for the next 25 years During World War II Cicognani expressed reservations about Zionism In a letter dated 22 June 1943 to American representative Myron C Taylor he said It is true that at one time Palestine was inhabited by the Hebrew Race but there is no axiom in history to substantiate the necessity of a people returning to a country they left nineteen centuries before If a Hebrew Home is desired it would not be too difficult to find a more fitting territory than Palestine With an increase in the Jewish population there grave new international problems would arise 2 Cardinal editHe was created Cardinal Priest of S Clemente by Pope John XXIII in the consistory of 15 December 1958 Cardinal Cicognani was later raised to Cardinal Bishop of Frascati on 23 May 1962 Because his brother Gaetano was already a living cardinal having been elevated in 1953 an exception had to be made to the Church law that prohibited brothers from holding the title of cardinal simultaneously 3 On 14 November 1959 Cicognani became Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches He was later named to the posts of Cardinal Secretary of State President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See on 12 August 1961 2 4 With the appointments of 1962 Cicognani essentially became the foreign minister prime minister and interior minister of the Vatican He attended the Second Vatican Council 1962 1965 at which he served as Chairman of the Secretariat for Extraordinary Questions 5 Cicognani was also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave which selected Pope Paul VI On 30 April 1969 Cicognani resigned all of his posts However on 24 March 1972 he was elected and confirmed as Dean of the College of Cardinals and thus received the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia in addition to his title of Cardinal Bishop of Frascati Cicognani died in Rome following a brief illness at age 90 6 He is buried in the Basilica di San Clemente He was considered to be rather conservative in his views He sought to stem ecumenism in the Catholic Church in America 7 and was once described as not being open to Aggiornamento 8 References edit Time The Vatican s No 2 25 August 1961 a b The Evian Conference Hitler s Green Light for Genocide Archived 2 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Pham John Peter 2004 Heirs of the Fisherman Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession Oxford University Press p 162 ISBN 978 0 19 517834 0 Retrieved 29 March 2018 However Canon 232 3 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law then in force prohibited anyone having a brother who was a cardinal from being himself a cardinal Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Time The Council s Prospects 14 September 1962 Time Recent Events 31 December 1973 Time Less Ecumenism Please 12 March 1965 Time The Fine Papal Art of Creating New Cardinals 9 June 1967 External links editCatholic Hierarchy Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Diplomatic posts Preceded byPietro Fumasoni Biondi Apostolic Delegate to the United States17 March 1933 14 November 1959 Succeeded byEgidio Vagnozzi Political offices Preceded byDomenico Tardini Cardinal Secretary of State12 August 1961 30 April 1969 Succeeded byJean Marie Villot Catholic Church titles Preceded byEugene Gabriel Gervais Laurent Tisserant Dean of the College of Cardinals24 March 1972 17 December 1973 Succeeded byLuigi Traglia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amleto Giovanni Cicognani amp oldid 1217345079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
