Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Zañartu (November 2, 1804 – June 8, 1878) was a

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an priest and lawyer, who worked as

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between 1848 and 1878.

Biography

Valdivieso was born on November 2, 1804. His parents were Manuel Joaquín Valdivieso and Maciel y de Mercedes Zañartu y Manso de Velasco. He studied law, and he graduated as lawyer on May 23, 1825, in

Universidad de San Felipe The Royal University of San Felipe () was a university created by King Philip V in 1738, in territory which was then part of the Kingdom of Spain. It was officially founded in Santiago in 1747 and began teaching activities in 1758. It is the im ...

. Valdivieso was ordained priest by the Bishop of Santiago Manuel Vicuña Larraín, on July 27, 1834. Valdivieso worked as a missionary in Chiloé and Atacama Region. He worked as Dean of Theology in

University of Chile The University of Chile () is a public university, public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, and

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designated him Archbishop of Santiago on October 4, 1847. Valdivieso participated in the

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between 1869 and 1870. He was credited by his contemporaries with having greatly reduced corruption among the Chilean clergy. He died on June 8, 1878, and was buried in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago. Mariano Casanova y Casanova succeeded him as Archbishop in 1886. His slogan was ''Verum in luce. Bonum in cruce. Virgo in omni patria et in corde''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdivieso, Rafael Valentin 1804 births 1878 deaths Chilean Roman Catholic priests Universidad de San Felipe alumni Participants in the First Vatican Council 19th-century Chilean lawyers Roman Catholic archbishops of Santiago de Chile Chilean Roman Catholics