Pietro Lasagni (1814–1885) was an Italian cardinal. He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1836. Lasagni worked at the nuntiature of Paris from 1842 until 1851. He was an Apostolic delegate in Forlì from 1856 until 1859.

Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...

named him secretary of the Sacred College of Cardinals and the conclave.

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

created Lasagni a cardinal in the consistory of 13 December 1880.

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Biography by Salvador Miranda: ''The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church''
1814 births 1885 deaths 19th-century Italian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII People from the Province of Viterbo {{italy-RC-cardinal-stub