During World War II, the Cardinal was an outspoken opponent of Fascism, and asked that Catholics take Jewish refugees and Gypsies into their homes.[2] Fossati convinced the German Army to avoid Turin, thus sparing the city from devastation, in its 1945 retreat.[2] Of Catholics in the Italian Resistance, Peter Hebblethwaite wrote that, by early 1944, some 20,000 partisans had emerged from Catholic Action. Known as the "Green Flames", they were supported by sympathetic provincial clergy in the North, who pronounced the Germans to be "unjust invaders", whom it was lawful and meritorious to repel. "Bishops tended to be more cautious", wrote Hebblethwaite, but Maurilio Fossati "visited partisan units in the mountains, heard their confessions and said Mass for them."[3]
Cardinal Fossati died from pneumonia in Turin, at age 88.[2] He was initially buried at the chapel in the Seminary of Rivoli, but his remains were transferred to the Santuario della Consolata in 1977.
maurilio, fossati, 1876, march, 1965, italian, cardinal, roman, catholic, church, served, archbishop, turin, from, 1930, until, death, elevated, cardinalate, 1933, eminenceo, cardinal, archbishop, turinchurchroman, catholic, churcharchdioceseturinseeturinappoi. Maurilio Fossati O SS G C N 24 May 1876 30 March 1965 was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1930 until his death and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933 His EminenceMaurilio FossatiO SS G C N Cardinal Archbishop of TurinChurchRoman Catholic ChurchArchdioceseTurinSeeTurinAppointed11 December 1930Term ended30 March 1965Other post s Cardinal Priest of San Marcello 1933 65 OrdersOrdination27 November 1898Consecration27 April 1925by Giuseppe GambaCreated cardinal13 March 1933by Pope Pius XIRankCardinal PriestPersonal detailsBornMaurilio Fossati 1876 05 24 24 May 1876Arona Kingdom of ItalyDied30 March 1965 1965 03 30 aged 88 Turin ItalyBuriedSantuario della ConsolataNationalityItalianDenominationRoman CatholicPrevious post s Bishop of Galtelli Nuoro 1924 28 Apostolic Administrator of Ogliastra 1925 27 Bishop of Nuoro 1928 29 Archbishop of Sassari 1929 30 President of the Italian Episcopal Conference 1954 58 MottoDirige gressus meos Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Arona Fossati studied at the seminary in Novara before being ordained to the priesthood on 27 November 1898 He was private secretary to Edoardo Pulciano the Bishop of Novara later the Archbishop of Genoa from 1901 to 1911 the year when Fossati entered the Oblates of Saints Gaudentius and Charles of Novara a society of apostolic life of priests of the diocese Fossati then did pastoral work in Novara until 1914 After serving as a military chaplain during World War I he was made superior of his Society in Varallo Sesia in 1919 On 24 March 1924 Fossati was appointed Bishop of Nuoro by Pope Pius XI He received his episcopal consecration on the following 27 April from Archbishop Giuseppe Gamba and was then Apostolic Administrator of Ogliastra from 1925 to 1927 Fossati was later named Archbishop of Sassari on 2 October 1929 and archbishop of Turin on 11 December 1930 Pope Pius created him Cardinal Priest of San Marcello al Corso in the consistory of 13 March 1933 Fossati was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1939 papal conclave at which he was considered papabile 1 which selected Pope Pius XII and again voted in the 1958 conclave resulting in the election of Pope John XXIII During World War II the Cardinal was an outspoken opponent of Fascism and asked that Catholics take Jewish refugees and Gypsies into their homes 2 Fossati convinced the German Army to avoid Turin thus sparing the city from devastation in its 1945 retreat 2 Of Catholics in the Italian Resistance Peter Hebblethwaite wrote that by early 1944 some 20 000 partisans had emerged from Catholic Action Known as the Green Flames they were supported by sympathetic provincial clergy in the North who pronounced the Germans to be unjust invaders whom it was lawful and meritorious to repel Bishops tended to be more cautious wrote Hebblethwaite but Maurilio Fossati visited partisan units in the mountains heard their confessions and said Mass for them 3 From 1962 to 1965 he attended the Second Vatican Council and then served as an elector at the conclave of 1963 which selected Pope Paul VI Cardinal Fossati died from pneumonia in Turin at age 88 2 He was initially buried at the chapel in the Seminary of Rivoli but his remains were transferred to the Santuario della Consolata in 1977 See also editPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Italy Brigate Fiamme VerdiReferences edit TIME Magazine Death of a Pope 20 February 1939 a b c TIME Magazine Milestones 9 April 1965 Peter Hebblethwaite Paul VI the First Modern Pope Harper Collins Religious 1993 pp 194 5External links editCardinals of the Holy Roman Church Catholic Church titles Preceded byLuca Canepa Bishop of Nuoro1924 1929 Succeeded byGiuseppe Cogoni Preceded byCleto Cassani Archbishop of Sassari1929 1930 Succeeded byArcangelo Mazzotti OFM Preceded byGiuseppe Gamba Archbishop of Turin1930 1965 Succeeded byMichele Pellegrino Preceded byAdeodato Giovanni Piazza OCD President of the Italian Episcopal Conference1954 1958 Succeeded byGiuseppe Siri Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurilio Fossati amp oldid 1157071121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
