Gotti, Girolamo Maria, 1834-1916

LC control no.	no2021056996
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Personal name heading	Gotti, Girolamo Maria, 1834-1916 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Gotti, Girolamo Maria, Cardinal, 1834-1916 غوتي، ايرونيموس ماريا، الكاردينال, 1834-1916 Ghūtī, Iyrūnīmūs Mārīyā, al-Kārdīnāl, 1834-1916 Gotti, Antonio, 1834-1916 Gotti, Girolamo Maria dell'Immacolata Concezione, 1834-1916
Biography/History note	Girolamo Maria Gotti (1834-1916) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a friar of the Discalced Carmelites, who professed in 1849 and was ordained in 1856. He then taught naval science and mathematics at the Scuola navale di Genova before he was called to Rome by his order. There, he served first as Procurator General and then Prior General, traveling throughout the Catholic provinces, including Syria. Because of this work, he was appointed as consultant for the eastern section of the Propaganda Fidei in 1884. In 1892 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina, as well as the papal internunzio in Brazil. After several years, he returned to Rome and then served as prefect, first of the Congregatio Indulgentiarum et Sacrarum Reliquiarum, then of the Congregatio Episcoporum et Regularium. In 1902 he was made prefect of the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, a position he held and used to strongly advance missionary work until just before his death in 1916.
Associated country	Italy
Birth date	1834
Death date	1916
Place of birth	Genoa (Italy)
Place of death	Rome (Italy)
Affiliation	Discalced Carmelites Regia Scuola superiore navale di Genova (Italy) Catholic Church. Congregatio Indulgentiarum et Sacrarum Reliquiarum Catholic Church. Congregatio Episcoporum et Regularium Catholic Church. Congregatio de Propaganda Fide
Profession or occupation	Cardinals Teachers Friars
Special note	Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	LMMO 00595 (online via HMML), viewed on April 8, 2021 (الكاردينال ايرونيموس ماريا غوتي= al-Kārdīnāl Iyrūnīmūs Mārīyā Ghūtī; correspondent in ماجريات = Mājarayāt; journals/diaries; followed by correspondence; manuscript text in Arabic) <https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/518479> Wikipedia (online), viewed on April 8, 2021: Girolamo Maria Gotti () <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Maria_Gotti> Catholic hierarchy (online), viewed on April 8, 2021: Girolamo Maria Cardinal Gotti, O.C.D. (born Genoa on Mar. 29, 1834; died Rome on Mar. 19, 1916; member of Order of Discalced Carmelites from 1851; Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina from 1892; Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil, 1892-1895; Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala in 1895; Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics, 1896; Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars, 1899; Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith, 1902-1916) <http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgotti.html> Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (online via Treccani), viewed on April 8, 2021: GOTTI, Girolamo Maria (secular name Antonio; born in Genoa on March 29, 1834; studied at the Jesuit college in Genoa, then entered the Ordine dei carmelitani scalzi in 1849 and received his religious name, Girolamo Maria dell'Immacolata Concezione; professed in 1851 and ordained in 1856; taught naval science and mathematics at Scuola navale di Genova; called to Rome to serve as counsel during the Vatican council; Procurator General in 1872 then Prior General of the order in 1881, traveling to provinces including Syria; appointed as consultant for the eastern section of the Propaganda Fidei in 1884; titular archbishop of Petra in 1892, and also internunzio in Brazil; returned to Rome and elevated to cardinal in 1895; appointed prefect of congregazione delle Indulgenze e reliquie; prefect of congregazione dei Vescovi e regolari and made an apostolic visit to Lebanon in 1903; made prefect of the Propaganda Fide in 1902; worked strongly to advance missionary work; died on March 19, 1916 in Rome) <https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/girolamo-maria-gotti_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/>