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Eugène Tisserant

His Eminence
Eugène Tisserant
Dean of the College of Cardinals
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Cardinal Tisserant in 1958
Appointed 13 January 1951
Term ended 21 February 1972
Predecessor Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Successor Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
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Orders
Ordination 4 August 1907
by Charles-François Turinaz
Consecration 25 July 1937
by Eugenio Pacelli
Created Cardinal 15 June 1936
by Pius XI
Rank Cardinal Bishop
Personal details
Birth name Eugène Gabriel Gervais Laurent Tisserant
Born (1884-03-24)24 March 1884
Nancy, France
Died 21 February 1972(1972-02-21) (aged 87)
Albano Laziale, Province of Rome, Italy
Nationality French
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Eugène Tisserant
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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Porto e Santa Rufina (suburbicarian),
Ostia (suburbicarian)

Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (24 March 1884 – 21 February 1972) was a French prelate and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia.

Eugène Tisserant was born in Nancy to Hippolyte and Octavée (née Connard) Tisserant. From 1900 to 1904, he studied theology, Sacred Scripture, Hebrew, Syriac, Old Testament, and Oriental Patrology at the seminary in Nancy. He was reportedly fluent in thirteen languages: Amharic, Arabic, Akkadian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Persian, Russian, Syriac. He then studied in Jerusalem under Marie-Joseph Lagrange, O.P., but returned to France in 1905 for military service.


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