Luigi Trombetta (3 February 1820 – 17 January 1900) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

cardinal. Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, ‘’Biographical Dictionary, Pope Leo XIII, Consistory of June 19, 1899’’
/ref> He was ordained as a priest in March 1844. He received his doctorate in ''utroque iure'' (both canon and civil law). He was made a canon of the chapter of the Patriarchal Basilica of Liberia, and in May 1877 he was appointed Apostolic Protonotary. In February 1863 he became undersecretary of the Congregation for Bishops and Regulars; by December 1896 he was secretary of this congregation. In June 1899 he was created Cardinal of

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Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap ...

; he died six months later and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery in Rome.

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