Fabio Maria Asquini (14 August 1802 – 22 December 1878) was a

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of the

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, Prefect of the

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and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He was born on 14 August 1802 in

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Early life and priesthood

Asquini was educated at the

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then the

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(where he received a

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) and finally the

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where he studied law. He was ordained on 26 February 1825 and was appointed as a domestic prelate to the

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. He was elected

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in 1837 and was consecrated by Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi.

Cardinalate

He was elevated to Cardinal

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on 22 January 1844 and was appointed

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, a position he held until 1851. He was officially revealed as a Cardinal on 21 April 1845. On 24 April, he was appointed

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of St Stefano al Monte Celio where he served for almost 33 years until 1877. In 1847 Asquini was named Prefect of the

and between 1862 and 1863 he was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.gcatholic.org - Asquini
/ref> Asquini participated in both the 1846 Papal Conclave and the 1878 Papal Conclave as well as the

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. Finally, in 1877 he was appointed

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where he served until his death in 1878.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asquini, Fabio Maria 1802 births 1878 deaths People from Fagagna 19th-century Italian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Gregory XVI Latin Patriarchs of Constantinople Participants in the First Vatican Council