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Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/187
Title	Cardinal Alessandro Franchi, Cardinal-Priest of S.Maria in Trastevere and Secretary of the Secretariat of State
Date	[19th cent]
Level	Item
Description	This oval-shaped photograph is a formal head and shoulders portrait taken in profile of Cardinal Alessandro Franchi, wearing his Cardinal's robes and pectoral crucifix; Cardinal Franchi was born in Rome on 25th June 1819 and ordained priest on 16th March 1842; he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica on 19th June 1856 and ordained Bishop on 5th July 1856; he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of S.Maria in Trastevere on 22nd December 1873 and elevated to Cardinal on 22nd December 1873; he was appointed Secretary of the Secretariat of State on 5th March 1878 and died, aged 59, on 31st July 1878.
Format	photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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