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483:13 June 1926
280:Coat of arms
273:In hoc signo
272:
254:(1958-10-17)
230:3 April 1876
177:Consecration
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1399:1958 deaths
1394:1876 births
1354:Catholicism
1164:Mario Zanin
815:Roman Curia
678:World War I
654:theological
638:Portogruaro
617:Early years
499:2 July 1928
475:7 June 1925
415:Elevated by
408:Cardinalate
362:Portogruaro
341:Ordained by
81:Predecessor
68:22 May 1954
1388:Categories
1108:6 December
1082:6 December
1057:(50): 604.
1031:28 October
996:28 October
961:28 October
919:References
906:postulator
827:department
779:seminaries
662:priesthood
646:doctorates
226:1876-04-03
167:Ordination
73:Term ended
1342:Biography
879:La Spezia
759:Gu Weijun
752:Hong Kong
670:Concordia
292:Sainthood
238:Pordenone
154:(1953β58)
148:(1935β53)
142:(1931β33)
136:(1922β53)
127:(1921β22)
121:(1920β21)
91:Successor
65:Appointed
849:and the
803:Shanghai
771:Shanghai
682:chaplain
666:pastoral
658:ordained
588:cardinal
182:by
1316:Portals
763:Beijing
684:in the
660:to the
582:Italian
574:Chinese
327:History
1330:Saints
791:Harbin
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162:Orders
107:(1958)
55:Church
1378:China
1366:Italy
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698:Fiume
634:mason
358:Place
269:Motto
263:Italy
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