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Amilcare Malagola

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Amilcare Malagola
Archbishop of Fermo
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Fermo
See Fermo
Appointed 21 September 1877
Term ended 22 June 1895
Predecessor Filippo de Angelis
Successor Roberto Papiri
Other post Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1893–95)
Previous post Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (1876–77)
Orders
Ordination 19 December 1863
Consecration 9 July 1876
by Filippo de Angelis
Created cardinal 16 January 1893
by Pope Leo XIII
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born Amilcare Malagola
24 December 1840
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Died 22 June 1895 (aged 54)
Fermo, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare

Amilcare Malagola (24 December 1840 in Modena, Italy – 22 June 1895 in Modena, Italy) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and was archbishop of Fermo 1877–1895.

He studied in Rome and gained doctorates in philosophy and theology in 1864.[1]

He was made cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1893.[1]

He founded the Philosophical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.[2]

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