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Angennes, Alessandro D'

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ANGENNES, ALESSANDRO d'. — Bishop, b. in Turin on 29 June 1781 to a noble family, d. in Vercelli on 8 May 1869. He was elected by Pius VII in 1818 to the see of Alessandria and, on 24 Feb. 1832, promoted by Gregory XVI to the archbishopric of Vercelli. A historian of Charles Albert, he was one of his most esteemed advisers at the time of the promulgation of the Statute, and on 3 Apr. 1848 he was appointed senator. He also held the collar of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation. He was one of the principal supporters of the House of Divine Providence, founded by St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, which found in the prelate encouragement and help.

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BIBL.: Cappelletti, XIV, pp. 425, 429, 559, 562; L. Bignelli, Vita di mons. A. dei march. d'A., arctiv. di Vercelli, Turin 1869; R. Orsenigo, Vercelli Sacra, Como 1909, pp. 413-17.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 1261.

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De, Camillis Mario. “Angennes, alessandro d'.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1261. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/angennes-alessandro-d.

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De, Camillis Mario. “Angennes, alessandro d'.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1261. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/angennes-alessandro-d.

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  author    = {De, Camillis Mario},
  title     = {Angennes, alessandro d'},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1261},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/angennes-alessandro-d}
}

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