Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic cardinal
Died when: 88 years 278 days (1065 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Alfredo Ottaviani (29 October 1890 – 3 August 1979) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.Pope Pius XII named him cardinal in 1953.
He served as secretary of the Holy Office in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganised as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he was pro-prefect until 1968.
Ottaviani was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during his time, and was the leading conservative voice at the Second Vatican Council.
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