Léon-Adolphe Amette
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| Death | 104 years ago |
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| Date of birth | September 6,1850 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Douville-sur-Andelle |
| France | |
| Date of died | August 29,1920 |
| Died | Antony |
| France | |
| Place of burial | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France |
| Successor | Louis-Ernest Dubois |
| Predecessor | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard |
| Ordination | December 20, 1873 |
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| ID | 1343435 |
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.
