Pietro Boetto
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Pietro Boetto, S.J. (19 May 1871 – 31 January 1946) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1938 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. He also resisted the Italian fascist regime and saved Jews during WW-II.
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Pietro Boetto | |
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Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Genoa |
See | Genoa |
Appointed | 17 March 1938 |
Installed | 3 May 1938 |
Term ended | 31 January 1946 |
Predecessor | Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti |
Successor | Giuseppe Siri |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1938-46) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 30 July 1901 by Emiliano Manacorda |
Consecration | 24 April 1938 by Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
Created cardinal | 16 December 1935 by Pope Pius XI |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1935-38) Cardinal-Priest (1938-46) |
Personal details | |
Born | Pietro Boetto 19 May 1871 |
Died | 31 January 1946(1946-01-31) (aged 74) Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
Buried | Genoa Cathedral |
Parents | Antonio Boetto Caterina Anghilano |
Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1935-38) |
Motto | Immoletur coram Domino |
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