The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics ( Latin Congregatio indulgentiarum et sacrarum reliquiarum ) is the abolished Congregation of the Roman Curia .
History
The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics arose long ago, but received the status of the Congregation in the 16th century . Her task was set to guide the provision of authentication of the relics , at the behest of the Holy See , and indulgences in various churches, at various festivals.
The first function was especially important, especially when the reliability of some relics was necessary for the conduct of the case in court, and for this reason the Holy Congregation had its theologians and archaeologists (mainly Jesuits or Capuchins ) to solve the most complex issues.
The Holy Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics was abolished by Pope Benedict XV in 1917 , in connection with the reorganization of the Roman Curia, and its functions were transferred to the Apostolic Penitentiary .
Prefects of the Holy Congregation
- Cardinal Joaquin Fernandez de Portocarrero - March 21, 1748 - June 22, 1760;
- Cardinal Nicolo Maria Antonelli - June 22, 1760 - September 25, 1767;
- Cardinal Ludovico Kalini - October 1767 - December 9, 1782;
- Cardinal Antonio Eugenio Visconti - December 9, 1782 - March 4, 1788;
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- Cardinal Diego Innico Caracciola - December 23, 1801 - December 14, 1818;
- Cardinal Benedetto Naro (November 29, 1818 - February 10, 1821);
- Cardinal Giorgio Doria Pamphili - February 10, 1821 - October 1, 1826;
- Cardinal Antonio Maria Frosini - October 1, 1826 - July 8, 1834;
- Cardinal Luigi del Drago - July 19 - December 11, 1834;
- Cardinal Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli - December 11, 1834 - November 13, 1839;
- Cardinal Gabriele Ferretti - March 14, 1843 - December 11, 1846;
- Cardinal Charles Acton - December 21, 1846 - May 2, 1847;
- Cardinal Fabio Maria Asquini - May 2, 1847 - May 8, 1863;
- Cardinal Antonio Maria Panebianco , OFM Conv. - April 23, 1863 - January 17, 1867;
- Cardinal Giuseppe Andrea Bidzarri - January 17, 1867 - August 31, 1872;
- Cardinal Lorenzo Barili - September 6, 1872 - March 8, 1875;
- Cardinal Innocenzo Ferriieri - March 31, 1875 to July 1, 1876;
- Cardinal Luigi Billo , B. - July 1 - December 20, 1876;
- Cardinal Luigi Aurella di Santo Stefano - September 23, 1876 to March 27, 1885;
- Cardinal Johann Baptist Franzelin , SJ - March 28, 1885 - December 11, 1886;
- Cardinal Tommaso Maria Dzillara , OP . - December 16, 1886 - October 28, 1887;
- Cardinal Gaetano Aloisi Mazella - November 16, 1887 - February 13, 1888;
- Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli - February 13, 1888 to March 14, 1889;
- Cardinal Carlo Christophori - March 14, 1889 - January 30, 1891;
- Cardinal Giuseppe D'Annibale - January 30, 1891 - July 27, 1892;
- Cardinal Luigi Sepiacchi , OESA - August 1, 1892 - April 26, 1893;
- Cardinal Ignazio Persico - May 30, 1893 - December 7, 1895;
- Cardinal Andreas Steinhuber - December 12, 1895 - October 1, 1896;
- Cardinal Girolamo Maria Gotti - December 1, 1896 - November 20, 1899;
- Cardinal Domenico Ferrata - November 20, 1899 - October 23, 1900;
- Cardinal Serafino Cretoni - October 23, 1900 - January 7, 1903;
- Cardinal Luigi Tripepi - January 7, 1903 - December 29, 1906.