Ludovico Micara
[Lodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati.] (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian
Capuchin and
Cardinal
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Animals
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
. He was born at
Frascati
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, in the
Papal States
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. Ordained in 1798, he became
Dean of the College of Cardinals
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in 1824.
He was in hiding for the end of the
Napoleonic Wars
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period. He became
Apostolic Preacher in 1820. He was created cardinal in 1824. He became
Bishop of Frascati
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in 1837 and
Bishop of Ostia
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in 1844.
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1775 births
1847 deaths
People from Frascati
20th-century Italian cardinals
Cardinal-bishops of Frascati
Cardinal-bishops of Ostia
Deans of the College of Cardinals
Capuchin bishops
Capuchin cardinals