Word: brisighella
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Dates: during 1958-1958
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Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, 75, born to a poor peasant family in the north Italian town of Brisighella, served as a young priest in the Curia, became an expert on canon law. Named apostolic delegate to the U.S. hierarchy in 1933 and stationed in Washington, he has served since then as unofficial diplomatic contact between the Vatican and the U.S. Government. In appointing him cardinal, Pope John made a rare exception to the rule that close relatives are not to be members of the College of Cardinals at the same time: Cicognani's brother Gaetano (two years older) has been...
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