Luigi Maglione
Luigi Maglione | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana | |
Portrait by Georges Chevalier, 1927 | |
| Appointed | 18 June 1936 |
| Term ended | 22 August 1944 |
| Predecessor | Francis Alphonsus Bourne |
| Successor | Jules-Géraud Saliège |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 July 1901 |
| Consecration | 26 September 1920 by Pietro Gasparri |
| Created cardinal | 16 December 1935 by Pope Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luigi Maglione 2 March 1877 |
| Died | 22 August 1944 (aged 67) Casoria, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Fides et labor (Faith and work) |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Luigi Maglione | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | None |
Luigi Maglione (Italian pronunciation: [luˈidʒi maʎˈʎone]; 2 March 1877 – 22 August 1944) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1908 and served as a papal nuncio from 1920 to 1935. After a few years working in the Roman Curia, he was Secretary of State from 1939 until his death in 1944. He became an archbishop in 1920 and a cardinal in 1935.