Filippo Camassei [SEP] place of death
Filippo Camassei
Filippo Camassei (14 September 1848 – 18 January 1921) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1906 to 1919, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1919.
Biography.
Filippo Camassei was born in Rome, and studied at the Pontifical Roman Seminary, from where he obtained his doctorates in theology and in canon and civil law. He was ordained to the priesthood on 12 April 1872, and then did pastoral work in Rome. In 1876,
Camassei
Camassei is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrea Camassei (1602–1649), Italian Baroque painter and engraver
- Filippo Camassei (1848–1921), Italian cardinal