Gaetano de Lai explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Gaetano De Lai
Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:23 March 1919
Term End:24 October 1928
Predecessor:Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Successor:Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Ordination:16 April 1876
Ordained By:Costantino Patrizi Naro
Consecration:17 December 1911
Consecrated By:Pope Pius X
Cardinal:16 December 1907
Created Cardinal By:Pope Pius X
Rank:Cardinal-Deacon (1907–11)
Cardinal-Bishop (1911–28)
Birth Name:Gaetano De Lai
Birth Date:26 July 1853
Birth Place:Malo, Vicenza, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Death Place:Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried:Campo Verano (1928–29)
Santuario della Madonna Liberata di Malo
Parents:Antonio De Lai
Maria Silvagni

Gaetano de Lai (26 July 1853 – 24 October 1928) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was part of the Roman Curia. He was an outspoken defender of the French monarchist Action française.[1]

Biography

De Lai was born in Malo, Vicenza. He was made cardinal in 1907 by Pope Pius X, who also, four years later, consecrated him as titular bishop of Sabina in 1911.

He took part in the 1914 conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV, and the 1922 conclave which chose Pope Pius XI.

He died in Rome.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Weber, Eugene. Action française: royalism and reaction in twentieth century France. 1962. Stanford University Press. Stanford, California. 35. 9780804701341.