Francisco de São Luís
Frei Francisco de São Luís | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon | |
| Church | Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Mary Major |
| Archdiocese | Lisbon |
| Appointed | 3 April 1843 |
| Predecessor | Patrício da Silva |
| Successor | Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Coimbra (1822–1824) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 March 1789 |
| Consecration | 15 September 1822 by Vicente da Soledade e Castro |
| Created cardinal | 19 June 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Manuel Justiniano Saraiva 26 January 1766 |
| Died | 7 May 1845 (aged 79) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Buried | Pantheon of the Patriarchs of Lisbon |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Signature | |
Frei Francisco de São Luís, O.S.B. GCC (26 January 1766 – 7 May 1845), religious name of Francisco Manuel Justiniano Saraiva and today more commonly known as Cardinal Saraiva (Portuguese: Cardeal Saraiva), was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Catholic Church, who was the eighth Patriarch of Lisbon from 1840 (only preconised by the Holy See in 1843) to 1845.
An eminent figure of Portuguese society in his day, he became politically active after the French invasion during the Peninsular War, and became one of the founders of the liberal regime. During the Constitutional Monarchy, he occupied several important political offices, such as that of President of the Chamber of Deputies (1826-1828; 1834), Minister of the Kingdom (1834-1835), and Peer of the Realm (from 1835).
As a researcher and author, Cardinal Saraiva was an authority in the fields of Philology and History: his ten-volume Complete Works (published posthumously in 1856-1878) were standard reference works for more than a century.