Léon-Adolphe Amette photograph

Léon-Adolphe Amette

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Death103 years ago
Date of birth September 6,1850
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Douville-sur-Andelle
France
Date of died August 29,1920
DiedAntony
France
Place of burialCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France
Successor Louis-Ernest Dubois
Predecessor François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
OrdinationDecember 20, 1873
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Léon-Adolphe Amette Life story


Leon Adolphe Amette was a French Catholic cardinal, and was archbishop of Paris 1908–1920. He was created cardinal in 1911, and participated in the 1914 conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.

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