(17) 1. MONICO, Giacomo (1776-1851)
Birth. June 26, 1776 (or 1778), Riese, diocese of Treviso. Son of Adamo Monico and Angela Cavallini. Received the sacrament of confirmation in 1787. His first name is also listed as Jacopo.
Education. Seminary of Treviso, Treviso (1789).
Priesthood. Ordained, March 21, 1801, Treviso. In the diocese of Treviso, professor of its seminary; archpriest of the parish of S. Vito, Asolo, 1818-1822.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Ceneda, May 16, 1823. Consecrated, November 9, 1823, Venice, by Giovanni Ladislao Pyrker, O. Cist., patriarch of Venice. Promoted to the patriarchate of Venice, April 9, 1827.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of July 29, 1833; received the red hat, May 22, 1834; and the title of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo, June 23, 1834. Did not participate in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX.
Death. April 25, 1851, Venice. Exposed in the patriarchal cathedral of Venice and buried, according to his will, in the Oratory of the the Most Holy Trinity, next to the patriarchal seminary, Venice. Transferred to the crypt of the patriarchal cathedral of Venice and buried next to the tomb of St. Mark Evangelist.
Bibliography. Niero, Antonio. I patriarchi di Venezia. Da Lorenzo Giustiniani ai nostri giorni. Veneice : Studio Cattolico Veneziano, 1961, pp. 173-178; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 27, 43, 144 and 391.
Link. Portrait and brief biographical data, in Italian.
(18) 2. GIUDICE CARACCIOLO, Orat., Filippo (1785-1844)
Birth. March 27, 1785, Naples. Of an ancient and noble family. Son of Francesco Giudice Caracciolo, duke of Gesso and prince of Villa, and Maria Vittoria Palma Artois, duchess of S. Elia. Baptized the following day by Bishop Filippo Lopez y Roja of Nola. Other cardinals of the family were Marino Ascanio Caracciolo (1535); Innico Caracciolo, seniore (1666); Innico Caracciolo, iuniore (1715); Niccolò Caracciolo (1715); Giovanni Costanzio Caracciolo (1759); and Diego Innico Caracciolo (1800).
Education. Initial studies under Father Nicola Rossi, professor of rhetoric at the Royal University of Naples. In 1799, in Palermo, he studied under Theatine Father Giuseppe Re; and then under Father Silvestro Gorgone. Entered the Congregation of the Oratory of Naples, 1802. University of Naples, Naples (doctorate in utroque iuris, both civil and canon law, 1816; in theology, February 1, 1820).
Early life. When he was ten, he was afflicted by a grave illness in Pozzuoli that almost caused his death; his parents, who had a great devotion for St. Filippo Neri, attributed the cure of his son to the saint and made him wear the habit of the order for a year; at the end of the promise, he decided to enter the Oratory. Received the ecclesiastical tonsure from Msgr. Giacomo Fransoni, his maternal grand-uncle; and the minor orders from Domenico Jorio, bishop of Samaria. Received the subdiaconate from Bishop Enrico Capecce Minutolo, Orat., of Mileto. Went to Rome in 1807 for the canonization of S. Francesco Caracciolo and S. Buono, founder fo the clerics minor regular. Returned to Naples and received the diaconate from Bernardo della Torre, bishop of Lettere.
Priesthood. Ordained, March 18, 1809, Naples, by Bernardo della Torre, bishop of Lettere. Exercised his patoral ministry in several houses of the order; he worked tirelessly during the epidemic of the plague that affected Naples, without regard for his own health.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Molfetta, February 21, 1820. Consecrated, February 27, 1820 (1), Rome, by Cardina Lorenzo Litta. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, June 18, 1824. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Naples, April 15, 1833; the molfettesi were very unhappy when they learned of the transfer of their bishop to Naples; he did not know to resist to the commotion and left secretly from Molfetta.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of July 29, 1833; received the red hat and the title of S. Agnese fuori le mura, September 30, 1833. He was decorated with the Gran Croce del Reale Ordine di Francesco I.
Death. January 29, 1844, Naples. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Naples. The funeral oration was delivered by Canon Luigi Monforte.
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 27, 39, 262 and 278; Zigarelli, Daniello Maria. Biografie dei vescovi e arcivescovi della chiesa di Napoli con una descrizione del clero, della cattedrale, della basilica di s. Restituta e della cappella del tesoro di s. Gennaro. Napoli: Tipografico di G. Gioja, 1861, pp. 270-288.
Link. Biography, in Italian, on 21/2/1820 - lunedì.
(1) This is according to Ritzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VII, 262; Zigarelli, Biografie dei vescovi e arcivescovi della chiesa di Napoli
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