Fabio Maria Asquini (14 August 1802 – 22 December 1878) was a

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of the

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, Prefect of the

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and

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. He was born on 14 August 1802 in

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Early life and priesthood

Asquini was educated at the

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then the

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(where he received a Doctorate of Theology) and finally the

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where he studied law. He was ordained on 26 February 1825 and was appointed as a

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to the

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. He was elected

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in 1837 and was consecrated by Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi.

Cardinalate

He was elevated to Cardinal

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on 22 January 1844 and was appointed

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, a position he held until 1851. He was officially revealed as a Cardinal on 21 April 1845. On 24 April, he was appointed

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of St Stefano al Monte Celio where he served for almost 33 years until 1877. In 1847 Asquini was named Prefect of the

and between 1862 and 1863 he was appointed

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/ref> Asquini participated in both the 1846 Papal Conclave and the

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as well as the

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. Finally, in 1877 he was appointed

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where he served until his death in 1878.

References

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