Gaetano de Lai (26 July 1853 – 24 October 1928) was an Italian

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of the

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. He was part of the Roman Curia. He was an outspoken defender of the French monarchist Action française.

Biography

De Lai was born in Malo,

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

. He was made

in 1907 by Pope Pius X, who also, four years later, consecrated him as

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of Sabina in 1911. He took part in the

1914 conclave The 1914 papal conclave was held to choose a successor to Pope Pius X, who had died in the Vatican on 20 August 1914. Political context Europe was already at war and the new pope would face the question of maintaining neutrality or assume moral ...

which elected Pope Benedict XV, and the 1922 conclave which chose Pope Pius XI. He died in Rome.

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* 20th-century Italian titular bishops 20th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Sabina 1853 births 1928 deaths Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni Members of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation Cardinals created by Pope Pius X {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub