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Giovanni Urbani (March 26, 1900—September 17, 1969) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
 of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
. He served as Patriarch of Venice
Patriarch of Venice

The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese of Venice was created in 774, but it was only in 1457 that its bishops were accorded the title of the patriarch by the Pope, for political considerations....
 from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate
Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
 in 1958.

anni Urbani was born in Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
 to Angelo and Elisabetta (née Borghi) Urbani, and was an artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
man during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. After studying at the Patriarchal
Patriarchate

A patriarchate is the office or Jurisdiction#Executive jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, the original five of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine, including patriarchs of Serbia, Russia, Georgia , Bulgaria...
 Seminary
Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy....
, he was ordained
Holy Orders

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 to the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of Bishop and Presbyterium, which in Latin language is sacerdos. The Holy Orders priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
 by Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine
Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine

The Servant of God Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine was an Italy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City, and Patriarch of Venice....
 on September 24, 1922. Urbani then did pastoral
Parish (Catholic Church)

In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish....
 work in Venice until 1925, furthered his studies for a year, and taught at the seminary from 1927 to 1945.






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Giovanni Urbani (March 26, 1900—September 17, 1969) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
 of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
. He served as Patriarch of Venice
Patriarch of Venice

The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese of Venice was created in 774, but it was only in 1457 that its bishops were accorded the title of the patriarch by the Pope, for political considerations....
 from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate
Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
 in 1958.

Biography

Giovanni Urbani was born in Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
 to Angelo and Elisabetta (née Borghi) Urbani, and was an artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
man during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. After studying at the Patriarchal
Patriarchate

A patriarchate is the office or Jurisdiction#Executive jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, the original five of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine, including patriarchs of Serbia, Russia, Georgia , Bulgaria...
 Seminary
Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy....
, he was ordained
Holy Orders

Historically, the word "order" designated an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy, and :wikt:ordinatio meant legal incorporation into an ordo....
 to the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of Bishop and Presbyterium, which in Latin language is sacerdos. The Holy Orders priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
 by Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine
Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine

The Servant of God Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine was an Italy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City, and Patriarch of Venice....
 on September 24, 1922. Urbani then did pastoral
Parish (Catholic Church)

In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish....
 work in Venice until 1925, furthered his studies for a year, and taught at the seminary from 1927 to 1945. He was raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness
Monsignor

Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles....
 on November 12, 1936, and later Domestic Prelate of His Holiness
Monsignor

Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles....
 on June 5, 1943.

On October 26, 1946, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop
Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional Bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office requiring the diocesan bishop's protracted p...
 of Venice and Titular Bishop of Axomis. Urbani received his episcopal consecration
Bishop (Catholic Church)

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an Holy Orders Minister who holds the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the faith and ruling the church....
 on the following December 8 from Adeodato Cardinal Piazza
Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza

Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. was an Italian people Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Venice, and a member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City....
, OCD
Discalced Carmelites

The Discalced Carmelites, or Barefoot Carmelites, is a Catholic Church mendicant order with roots in the hermit of the Desert Fathers. The order was established in 1593, pursuant to the reform of the Carmelites by two Spain saints, St....
, with Bishops Giovanni Jeremich and Carlo Zinato serving as co-consecrators
Consecrator

Consecrator is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to designate a bishop who ordains a priest to the episcopal state. The term is often used in Eastern Rite Churches and in Anglican communities....
, in St. Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica

Saint Mark's Basilica , the cathedral of Venice, is the most famous of the city's Church and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture....
. Until 1955, he served as secretary and national counselor of Azione Cattolica
Azione Cattolica

The Azione Cattolica Italiana, or Azione Cattolica for short, is a widespread lay Roman Catholic Church Voluntary association in Italy....
's Central Commission, which included instructing Italian parishes
Parish (Catholic Church)

In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish....
 against Communism
Communism

Communism is a socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarianism, classlessness, stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general....
. Urbani was promoted to Titular Archbishop of Sardes on November 27, 1948, and was later made Bishop of Verona, with the personal title of "Archbishop
Archbishop

In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
", on April 14, 1955.

Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII

Blessed Pope John XXIII , born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli , known as Blessed John XXIII since his beatification, was elected as the 261st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and monarch of Vatican City on 28 October 1958....
 named Urbani to succeed him as Patriarch of Venice
Patriarch of Venice

The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese of Venice was created in 774, but it was only in 1457 that its bishops were accorded the title of the patriarch by the Pope, for political considerations....
 on November 11, 1958. He was the first native Venetian to become Patriarch since Ludovico Cardinal Flangini Giovanelli (1801-1804), and was created Cardinal Priest
Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
 of S. Prisca
Santa Prisca

Santa Prisca is a basilica churches of Rome Rome, devoted to Saint Prisca, a 1st century martyr, on the Aventine hill. It was built in the 4th or 5th century over a temple of Mithras, and is recorded as the Titulus Priscae in the acts of the 499 synod....
 by Pope John in the consistory
Consistory

AntiquityOriginally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek synedrion .In the Roman empire, it was specifically applied to a formal meeting of the Comites consistoriales, i.e....
 of December 15 of that same year. His cardinalatial title was later changed to Cardinal Priest of S. Marco
San Marco (Rome)

San Marco is a basilica in Rome. Devoted to St. Mark, it was built in 336 by Pope Mark and rebuilt in 833 by Pope Gregory IV; the basilica, located in the small Piazza di San Marco , shows a Baroque style dating back to the restorations of the 17th and 18th centuries....
 on March 19, 1962. From 1962 to 1965, the Cardinal attended the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965....
. He was also one of the cardinal electors
Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 1963

The following were the cardinal electors in the Papal conclave, 1963. Arranged by region , and within each alphabetically . Only two out of the eighty electors did not participate in the conclave: J?zsef Cardinal Mindszenty and Carlos Mar?a Cardinal de la Torre ....
 who participated in the 1963 papal conclave
Papal conclave, 1963

The Papal conclave of 1963 was convoked following the death of Pope John XXIII on June 3 of that same year in the Apostolic Palace. After the Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 1963 assembled in Rome, the conclave to elect John's successor began on June 19 and ended two days later, on June 21, after six ballots....
, which selected Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and monarch of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978....
. Because of his moderate
Moderate

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 views, Urbani was widely seen as papabile
Papabile

Papabile is an unofficial Italian language term first coined by Vaticanologists and now used internationally in many languages to describe a Cardinal of whom it is thought likely or possible that he will be Papal conclave pope....
 at the conclave
Papal conclave

A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect the pope, or Bishop of Rome, who is considered by Catholics to be the Apostolic Succession of Saint Peter and earthly head of the Catholic Church....
. In 1964 he prohibited Venetian priests and nun
Nun

A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent....
s from attending the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it, as is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years....
 due to the nudism
Public nudity

Public nudity or nude in public refers to nudity not in an entirely private context. It refers to a person appearing nude in a public place or to be seen from a public place....
 in its exhibitions.

Urbani died from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
 in Venice, at age 69. He is buried in St. Mark's Basilica.

Trivia

  • Urbani was considered to be overly dependent upon his advisers.
  • During the conclave of 1963, he silenced Giovanni Battista cardinal Montini
    Pope Paul VI

    Pope Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and monarch of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978....
     after the latter proposed to withdrawal his candidacy in order to avoid a prolonged deadlock.
  • His position as patriarch of Venice was unique in the fact that both his predecessor and his successor became pope
    Pope

    The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
    . His successor as patriarch was Albino cardinal Luciani
    Pope John Paul I

    Pope John Paul I , born Albino Luciani, , reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and as Monarch of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later....
    , who was elected pope John Paul I in August 1978.


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