Giovanni Battista Canaveri (1753-1811) was an Italian nobleman, ''

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'', first '' Aumônier'' of ''Madame

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''. He was appointed as ''

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of the ''French Empire'' in February 1808.

Biography

Canaveri was born September 25, 1753 in Borgomaro,

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(

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), his family was originally from Piedmont and

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. His father had exercised the first

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, in the city of Borgomaro. He began his studies at

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and finished at the

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where he received a doctorate at the age of 18 years. He then studied at the

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, and was ordained a priest on September 21, 1776 by the

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, but by the request of

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he resigned his position. He was consecrated bishop of Vercelli on February 4, 1805. Confessor of the Princess María Felicita of Savoy, Giovanni Canaveri had founded the " Convitto Principessa Maria Felicita di Savoia," a home created for Noble ladies. The institution was led by the same Canaveri.

French Empire

Because of their aversion to the

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s, Canaveri not had difficulty in accepting the government of the

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, and in these pastoral letters of 29 September 1801 and 4 Vendemiaire of 1802, he threatened with divine suspension, of the anti-French priests who were against the annexation of the

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to the territory of

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. His pro-French attitude, aroused the disapproval of his

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. On June 1, 1803 was suppressed the diocese of Biella, Canaveri moved to

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, where he became a member of the Council of the Great Emperor, and was appointed first

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, mother of

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. After the appointment as Bishop of Vercelli, Canaveri made frequent trips to Paris: from May to October 1806, December 1807 to March 1808, from the summer until October 28, 1808, then again in June 1810. In February of that 1808 was appointed

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. He adopted the Frenchified name of Jean-Baptiste Canavery.

Works

His pastoral letters were mostly a political content and decidedly anti-Jacobin, was the author of

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s, including ''san Giuseppe'' and ''sant'Eusebio''. He also wrote some Pastoral Letters in

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and Italian among them; ''Dell'ubbidienza dovuta al sovrano;'' ''Notizia compendiosa dei monasterj della Trappa, fondati dopo la rivoluzione di Francia''. Giovanni Battista Canaveri died in the Diocese of

on January 13, 1811.

References

External links

www.socistara.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canaveri, Giovanni Battista 1753 births 1811 deaths People from the Province of Imperia People from the Kingdom of Sardinia Barons of the First French Empire Italian people of French descent Bishops of Vercelli Canaveri family