Carlo Martini (1 October 1913 – 16 July 1986) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1937 to 1973 and then served for ten years as Archbishop of L'Aquila.
Before deciding to become a priest, he studied at the lower technical institute of Fiorenzuola d'Arda. He then entered the seminary of Piacenza. In 1929 he began studying philosophy and theology at Collegio Alberoni.[2]
He completed the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1937.[4] He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and served in several nunciatures, as secretary in Spain from 1940 to 1942 and in Cuba from 1942 to 1948; then in Rome at the Secretariat of State until 1951; then as auditor in Colombia from 1951 to 1954 and as councilor in Spain.[3]
On 2 June 1973, Pope Paul appointed him Archbishop of L'Aquila.[3] On 31 December 1983, Pope John Paul accepted his resignation presented for health reasons. He retired to the "Cerati" Residence for Clergy in Piacenza, where he continued to perform confirmations and perform the functions of a bishop as needed.[5]
He died in Piacenza on 16 July 1986 at the age of 72. On 19 July his funeral was celebrated by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, his classmate at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, in Piacenza cathedral.[6]
Referencesedit
^"S. E. Mons. Carlo Martini, Arcivescovo - Nunzio Apostolico". Georgio Zanetti website (in Italian). August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ abc"Mobs. Carlo Martini Nunzio nel Paraguay". Il Nuovo Giornale di Piacenza (in Italian). 29 March 1958. Retrieved 4 July 2019 – via Giorgio Zanetti.
^ abcd"La Carriera Diplomatica". Georgio Zanetti website (in Italian). August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^"Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^"Gli Ultimi Anni". Il Nuovo Giornale di Piacenza (in Italian). 19 July 1986. Retrieved 4 July 2019 – via Giorgio Zanetti.
^"Dall'Omelia del Card. Casaroli alla Messa di Esequie del Martini". L'Osservatore Romano (in Italian). 24 July 1986. Retrieved 4 July 2019 – via Giorgio Zanetti website.
External linksedit
zanetti.ca/zio_monsignore/carlo_martini.html Carlo Martini page on Giorgio Zanetti website, a collection of documents, newspaper extracts, photographs, and information compiled by Carlo Martini's nephew.
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